Cop shot dead by 2 men on a motobike in QC

MANILA, Philippines — A police officer was shot dead by two unidentified gunmen in Quezon City on Saturday night.

Lt. Col. Cipriano Galanida, chief of Anonas Police Station of the Quezon City Police District, identified the officer as Master Sgt. Anthony Lacson, who was assigned to his station.

Lacson was on his motorcycle driving on Anonas Street in Project 2 at around 7 p.m. He was at the corner of Pajo Street when two unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle shot him.

The officer was taken to the Quirino Memorial Medical Center where he later died.

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