BOCAUE, Bulacan 鈥� Two policemen in this town were killed during an anti-illegal drugs operations Saturday noon, March 8.
Police Major Jaynalyn Udal, Bulacan police public information officer, identified the victims as Police Staff Sargents Dennis Cudiamat and Gian George Dela Cruz, both assigned at the anti illegal drug enforcement unit of Bocaue police and also both residents of Barangay Poblacion.
The two police officers were in a buy-bust operation in Sitio (sub-village) Tugatog, NIA Road im Barangay (village) Tambubong around 12 noon when the unidentified armed male gunman fired at Dela Cruz. Dela Cruz suffered gunshot wounds in different parts of his body.
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Cudiamat then tried to retaliate and pursued the suspect but he was shot and killed.
Dela Cruz was taken to the nearest hospital but was declared dead on arrival, Udal said in a report.
The suspect then took Cudiamat鈥檚 service firearm and escaped toward the area of Pandi town.
Police have already launched a manhunt against the suspect. They are also now reviewing footages of closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras in Bocaue and Pandi areas to track down the suspect.