SAN PEDRO CITY, Laguna鈥擮ne of seven suspected robbers who attacked a money remittance outlet in Cabuyao City in Laguna province was killed in a shootout with policemen on Thursday night, police said聽Friday.
Chief Insp. Leopoldo Ferrer, Cabuyao police chief, said the slain suspect, Jonathan Domingo alias 鈥淧ulo Maligno,鈥� a resident of Calamba City, and six others robbed a branch of the LBC money remittance center in Barangay (village) Banlic, Cabuyao at 2 p.m. Thursday.
The suspects, identified by witnesses and the shop鈥檚 employees, took P20,000 before fleeing to different directions.
Ferrer said they pursued the suspects and alerted nearby cities until they found Domingo鈥檚 house at 10 p.m.
鈥淎s the police approached the house, (the suspect) drew his gun and aimed at the police,鈥� Ferrer said.
He said Domingo fired at policemen, prompting them to retaliate. Domingo died instantly.
Ferrer said police are hunting the six other members of the robbery group.聽RAM/rga
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