Insecurity continues to plague the capital. In Ampefiloha Ambodirano, a father of family was seriously wounded by gunfire after being attacked by three armed individuals on Saturday evening. The criminals fled with a substantial sum of money. The incident occurred Saturday around 6:10 p.m. in Ampefiloha Ambodirano. The father had just closed his kiosk and was heading home when he was targeted by three individuals. The criminals allegedly attempted to snatch his bag. When the victim refused to hand it over, the attackers opened fire. Three shots were fired. Two bullets struck the father, seriously wounding him. Taking advantage of the confusion, the bandits fled with the bag containing 18 million ariary. The seriously injured victim remained hospitalized Sunday evening and was receiving medical care. An investigation has been opened.