CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna, Philippines—A robbery and murder suspect was killed in a brief gun battle with the police Monday morning in Cavite, a police official said.

Senior Superintendent Alfred Corpus, Cavite police director, said in a text message that suspect Rodolfo Quiano was killed in an encounter with members of the Noveleta police at around 9:45 a.m. in Barangay (Village) Tejero in General Trias town.

He said Quiano was considered the most wanted person in Noveleta town and had standing arrest warrants for robbery with homicide and rape with homicide, apart from seven other warrants that were issued in Cavite City.

Quiano died on the spot. The police recovered a .45 pistol found beside his body, Corpus said.