Game fowl thief killed in Bulacan town
CAMP GEN. ALEJO SANTOS, Bulacan – A man suspected of stealing game fowl was shot dead in a firefight with police in San Ildefonso town on Tuesday.
The slain man and three other men were on board a yellow vehicle, and were carrying 15 cock-fighting roosters that were reported stolen in neighboring San Miguel town.
The police gave chase, but were fired upon, triggering the 6 a.m. gun battle along Barangay (village) San Juan, said Senior Supt. Timoteo Pacleb, Bulacan police director. Police have not yet identified the slain suspect.
His companions fled, abandoning the vehicle and the stolen birds, and are now subjects of a police manhunt.
Forensic investigators recovered a caliber .38 revolver and bullets at the crime scene. CDG
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