Suspected holdup man wounded in Makati shootout | Inquirer News

Suspected holdup man wounded in Makati shootout

/ 04:25 PM December 04, 2012

MANILA, Philippines—An unidentified gunman was reported injured in a shootout with policemen minutes after he robbed the passengers of a bus in Makati City Tuesday afternoon.

The still unidentified man allegedly shot it out with police officers on the southbound lane of Edsa-Estrella around 2:55 p.m., Police Officer 1 Oliver Mejia said.

Mejia said initial information showed that the encounter occurred after the man allegedly robbed a passenger bus boarded by some police officers.

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“It wasn’t clear, however, if the man died, but responding officers said he was badly wounded,” Mejia said. He added that the suspect had been rushed to the Ospital ng Makati-Pembo.

Meanwhile, Vincent Lizada of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority-Metrobase, said the man was observed to be around 35 to 40 years old and about 5’5” tall.

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