2 suspected motorbike thieves killed in QC shootout
Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 01:47:53 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Two suspected motorcycle thieves were killed in a shootout with the police in Barangay Payatas, Quezon City on Friday.
Police said they received a call from a concerned citizen that four suspicious men have entered a vacant lot and have appeared to be disassembling parked motorcycles.
Police officers then arrived at the scene but the suspects suddenly opened fire, triggering a shootout.
The two unidentified suspects were killed on the spot while their two cohorts managed to escape aboard a motorcycle.
Recovered at the crime scene were two caliber .38 revolvers loaded with bullets, two coin purses, P60 cash, eight sachets of suspected shabu, a Suzuki Skydrive motorcycle and a Honda Beat motorcycle.
Meanwhile, a hunt against the escaped suspects was started by police. /muf