One of PH’s most wanted killed in Cavite shootout
LUCENA CITY — A man listed among the nation’s most wanted fugitives was killed in an alleged shootout with police while officers were serving an arrest warrant in Magallanes, Cavite, on Nov. 1, All Saints’ Day.
The suspect reportedly ran behind a bamboo hut in Barangay Tua at 10:30 a.m. to elude approaching lawmen.
The suspect allegedly fired at the policemen with a .45-caliber pistol, but missed.
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The officers returned fire, hitting the man, who died at the scene, police said.
The suspect was wanted for murder and frustrated murder, authorities said.
Police recovered a .45-caliber pistol near the suspect, another handgun of undetermined caliber tucked into his waistband, one spent .45-caliber cartridge case, and two spent 9mm cartridge cases.
The slain man was included in the list of most wanted fugitives at the national level with a P115,000 bounty.
Police carried out the operation under an arrest warrant issued on Jan. 4, 2012, by La Union Regional Trial Court Judge Manuel Aquino of Branch 30 in Balaoan town./coa
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