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Family of 3 killed in Zamboanga

Roel Pareño - The Philippine Star
March 1, 2026 | 12:00am
Family of 3 killed in Zamboanga
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ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — Three members of a family were killed while a relative survived in an attack by unidentified assailants in this city on Friday.

The fatalities – Rodel Espinoza, his wife Jenny and their daughter Jenrose, 19 – died from multiple gunshot wounds.

Police withheld the name of the survivor.

Probers said that neighbors were awakened by the burst of gunfire shortly before 9 p.m.

Investigation showed the victims were asleep when the gunmen barged into their house in Barangay Bolong and shot them.

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