Two suspected robbers were killed and a police officer was wounded in a shootout in Quezon City yesterday morning.
Police Officer 1 Israel Martinez, accompanied by PO1s Jillian Pecart and Carlo Angelo, chanced upon the suspects and their accomplice robbing Dominador Gorgonio, an employee of Marco Gennis Supermarket, who was carrying P620,000 he was supposed to deposit at a nearby bank.
When the police officers engaged the suspects in a shootout, Martinez was hit in the left arm and neck. The suspects’ accomplice escaped with the money.
A bystander, Daryl Denava, was hit by a stray bullet.
One of the slain suspects was later identified as Jovin Santos.
Investigators recovered a wallet from Santos’ backpack as well as two .45 caliber pistols, three magazines and a motorcycle from the suspects.
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Source: philstar.com
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