Cop hurt as he loses gold necklace to robbers in Manila | Inquirer

Cop hurt as he loses gold necklace to robbers in Manila

/ 11:23 PM November 04, 2011

MANILA, Philippines — A Manila policeman was injured when six unidentified men aboard three motorcycles fired at him in Tondo Friday evening, an officer said.

Senior Police Officer 3 Emerson Gaa of the Manila Police District identified the victim as Police Officer 1 Benjamin Oh who lost his P30,000 gold necklace and his Philippine National Police ID to the suspects who attacked him with a .45 caliber pistol and an uzi submachine gun.

Gaa said Oh escaped with only a gunshot wound to his thigh and was now at the Mary Johnston Hospital after being transferred from Tondo General Hospital.

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“Actually, yung ibang tira nila tumama sa salamin ng katapat na bangko [their other shots hit the glass of the bank across],” he added.

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The suspects fled the scene with the stolen items, Gaa said.

An investigation is underway, Gaa said.

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