A local resistance force shot and killed the Wundwin Township administrator, U Kyaw Moe Oo, it also killed one of his staff members and injured another while the three of them were eating lunch in a restaurant.

The administrator and his staff members were shot at the restaurant in Mandalay’s Wundwin Township at 2:00 p.m. on 17 October.

A Wundwin resident said: “The man [U Kyaw Moe Oo] had a bad reputation in our township. He was shot at around midday while having lunch at a restaurant near his workplace. He was a former police officer who was now serving as the township administrator.”

Another local said: “He was moved from being the police station chief last year to replace the outgoing administrator. His two staff members were also shot.”

Wundwin Township Revolution Force (WTRF) claimed responsibility for the shootings. It has been confirmed that two people were killed and one was hospitalised with injuries