A FARMER was killed while his wife escaped unscathed in a gun attack in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police said Tuesday, July 30.

The Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Police Office identified the fatality as Jerry Andinas, 34, who sustained three gunshot wounds and died instantaneously.

The police said the incident happened around 4 p.m. Monday at Purok 6 in Conacon village, Bayog, Zamboanga del Sur.

Investigation showed that Andinas and his wife, Sanabel, were on their way home after they harvested corn at the farm of his uncle, Benito, when shot by two unidentified gunmen.

The police said the suspects fled towards the village of Lower Conacon, Bayog after the incident. (Bong Garcia/SunStar Philippines)