Suspect in Quezon cop shooting arrested | Inquirer News

Suspect in Quezon cop shooting arrested

By: - Correspondent / @dtmallarijrINQ
/ 07:24 PM April 11, 2023

Suspect in Quezon cop shooting arrested

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LUCENA CITY — The primary suspect in the shooting of a police officer in Sariaya, Quezon was arrested Tuesday, police said.

The Quezon police said Rolando Arañez, 57, was arrested at around 12 p.m. in his safe house in Barangay (village) Manggalang 1 in the said town.

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The police also recovered a caliber .45 pistol which he allegedly used in the shooting of Police Corporal Aldrick Leyola of the local police on April 6.

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Leyola and two other cops responded to the report that Arañez was firing indiscriminately in the said village. The report did not state what prompted Arañez to shoot his gun.

Arañez noticed the approaching policemen and suddenly fired at the lawmen, hitting Leyola in his left thigh.

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The police officers returned shots but the suspect managed to escape.

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