BAGUIO CITY — Authorities reported on Friday that a lady lawyer was shot to death by still unidentified gunmen on Thursday afternoon at Bangued, Abra.

Initial reports disclosed that the victim — identified as Atty. Maria Saniata Liwliwa Gonzales Alzate — was inside her car when a man in a polo shirt and a black cap approach the vehicle and shot her at close range.

After shooting the lawyer, the gunman approached his waiting companion, who was wearing a blue jacket and a black cap.

Before fleeing the scene, the gunmen opened fire again at the lady lawyer and went towards Barangay Consiliman, Zone 2, Bangued, Abra onboard a motorcycle.

The incident was captured by a CCTV camera. The footage of the shooting went viral together with the screenshot of the CVTV footage where the gunmen's faces were visible.

The victim was rushed to the Seares Memorial Hospital in Bangued. The medical staff treated her but later she succumbed to her gunshot wounds.

Police units are now conducting hot pursuit operations against the assassins.

The Integrated Bar of the Philippines in a statement condemned the killing of Alzate.