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ANGELES CITY 鈥� A policeman shot dead a man and wounded another in an alleged shootout at Korean Town in Anunas village in this city late Tuesday.
In a statement on Wednesday afternoon, the city police said that around 4 p.m., it received information through its hotline that two suspicious-looking men wearing full-face helmets had been roaming around Korean Town on a motorcycle without a plate number.
A team of intelligence operatives and personnel from Police Station 4 was dispatched to the area.
鈥淭he responding officers successfully located and pursued the suspects. Upon approaching the suspects and identifying themselves as police officers, the back-riding suspect drew a firearm and attempted to shoot the responding lawmen,鈥� the city police said.
However, the suspect鈥檚 gun malfunctioned and failed to fire.
A policeman quickly drew his service firearm and fired at the duo. The motorcycle driver died, while the backrider was wounded and arrested.
The alleged armed encounter occurred at around 5:30 p.m., according to a separate statement issued by Police Regional Office 3.
The statement noted that Korean Town, which straddles Anunas and Malabanias villages, has become a hotspot for snatching incidents perpetrated by motorcycle-riding criminals.
A Colt .45 caliber pistol with a partially defaced serial number and loaded with seven live bullets was allegedly seized from the wounded suspect, identified only as 鈥淎lex,鈥� a resident of nearby Magalang town.
The city police also reported finding another bullet with a firing pin mark on its primer on the ground. This bullet is believed to be the one that jammed in the gun鈥檚 chamber.
The wounded suspect would face criminal charges, the city police said. INQ