Incident Summary:

04/16/2013: Assailants opened fire on a village official, Jessie Pareja, in Ampatuan village, Maguindanao province, Philippines. Pareja, the Barangay Kauran Government official, and two family members were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201304160041

When:
2013-04-16

Country:
Philippines

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Maguindanao

City:
Ampatuan

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Government of Kauran
Specific Description Chair: Jessie Pareja
Nationality of Target Philippines
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 3 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 3
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Village official, 2 killed in ambush in Ampatuan town, Maguindanao," Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 17, 2013.