Motorcycle robber killed in Davao del Sur shootout

DIGOS CITY, Philippines—A still unidentified motorcycle thief was killed by elements of the police’s City Special Anti-Organized Crime Group (CSOG) after a brief chase around 3:30 a.m. Friday.

Supt. April Mark Young, the city police chief, said CSOG operatives were conducting a mobile checkpoint along Aurora St. here and flagged down the suspect, who was riding a single motorcycle, for another offense—absence of license plate.

But Young said instead of yielding, the suspect disembarked from the black Honda Wave motorcycle he was driving, drew a handgun and fired at least twice towards the CSOG operatives before fleeing.

Law enforcers finally caught up with him and a shootout ensued. The suspect was fatally hit and died on the spot.

During the post-incident investigation, it was learned that the motorcycle the suspect used was earlier stolen from Louien de la Cruz Arguelles of Barangay (village) Tres de Mayo.

Also recovered along with the suspect’s body was a .45 caliber pistol with seven live ammunition and a plastic sachet believed to be shabu (methampethamine hydrochloride). RAM/rga

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