ZAMBOANGA CITY, March 30 -- A fifth suspect in the Feb. 17 ambush of Lanao del Sur Governor Mamintal Alonto Adiong Jr. was killed in a shootout with authorities, the police said Thursday.

The wife of the group's leader allegedly involved in the ambush was also captured during the clash that took place in Barangay Dilimbayan, Maguing, Lanao del Sur at about 5:30 a.m. Wednesday.

The Area Police Command - Western Mindanao (APC-WM) said the firefight ensued after a team of police and military personnel launched an operation against the group of Lomala Baratamo Mandoc after a tip-off.

The slain suspect remains unidentified while the identity of Mandoc's wife was withheld.

Police said two high-powered firearms belonging to the suspects were...