A tricycle driver who was armed with a gun was killed in a shootout with members of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) in Barangay St. Peter, Quezon City early Thursday morning, July 6. | ManilaBulletin
Lt. Col. Ramil Avenido, QCPD La Loma Station commander, identified the slain tricycle driver as Christian Acebes, 29, of Sampaloc, Manila.
According to the police report, PS 1 operatives, who were manning a checkpoint at the corner of Retiro and Cordillera Streets, noticed Acebes driving his tricycle at full speed at around 12:30 a.m.During the chase, the QCPD said Acebes pulled out a gun and fired shots at the pursuing operatives along N.S. Amoranto going to Sto. Domingo, Quezon Avenue.
The police fired back, wounding the suspect who was cornered on Rosarito St. in Barangay 571, Sampaloc, Manila.Recovered from the crime scene were one .38-caliber revolver loaded with five live bullets, one fired cartridge shell, and the suspect’s tricycle. “Ginagampanan ng ating kapulisan ang kanilang tungkulin subalit kailangan din nilang protektahan ang kanilang sarili sa anumang kapahamakan kung kaya naman nananawagan kami sa mga suspek na huwag nang magtangkang lumaban pa upang maiwasan ang ganitong insidente ,” QCPD director Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III said.
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