Retired police officer gunned down in Batangas City

Miami
September 1, 2008
Story 2: Retired police officer gunned down in Batangas City

A retired police officer in Batangas City was gunned down by still unidentified suspects in his own hometown which is also Batangas City.

The victim was identified as Superintendent Manuel Kalalo, 58 and a retired PNP Officer. He also became assistant provincial director of Batangas Provincial Police Office before his retirement. The age of retirement for the policemen is age 56.

According to SPO1 Julian de Castro, officer on-case, the incident transpired at around 2:00 pm of August 30, 2008 at the Diversion Road in Barangay Bolbok, Batangas City.

The victim came from Barangay Santa Rita and about to go home already in his house in Barangay Tinga. Both barangays are from Batangas City.

Kalalo was driving his Mitsubishi lancer GLX (DPS-702) when he was shot several times with the use of an M-16 by unidentified armed men onboard a red old model car without plate number. The suspects immediately fled towards barangay Batangas.

De Castro said it seems that the suspects followed the victim. The suspects came from the back of the victim’s vehicle then went in the left side of the vehicle then shot Kalalo.

Kalalo sustained several gunshot wounds from his head down to his body.

Recovered from the crime scene 5 empty shells of calibre . 45; 16 empty shells for M16, one calibre .45 pistol loaded with 8 live ammunitions on its magazine and one slug for calibre .45

The police do not know yet how many suspects are onboard the red car used by them as it was heavily tinted. Witnesses only saw the driver and the one who shot the victim.

The police are still investigating the motive of the incident. The Batangas Provincial Police Office already created a Task Force Kalalo that would look after this case.