PATTANI -- An assistant village chief was shot and wounded by a gunman in Muang district on Tuesday night, police said. Koseng Muso, 47, a member of Ban Tharap peace-keeping team, was leaving on a motorcycle for prayer at a village mosque when he was shot about 8.25pm, just 100 metres from his house. He was hit once in the body and admitted to the district hospital. The attacker fled in the dark. Police were investigating.