Incident Summary:

01/06/2017: Assailants shot and killed a former New People's Army (NPA) member in Luy-a, Masbate, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201701060034

When:
2017-01-06

Country:
Philippines

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Masbate

City:
Luy-a

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Aroroy district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Former New People's Army (NPA) Member: Laurio Waren
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 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
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
"7 killed in gun attacks," Philippine Star, January 7, 2017.