one killed in an encounter with carnappers in Bulacan

Miami
November 13, 2008
Story: one killed in an encounter with carnappers in Bulacan

A suspected carnapper was killed Wednesday after it opened fire to the police officers who tried to stop them for checkpoint in Bocaue, Bulacan.

SPO4 Osias Lobete, chief investigator of Bocaue police station said that they receive information that there is a place in Boacaue wherein different cars are being in and out of a house.

Based on the reports reaching them, the hide out is a house located at Meralco Avenue, barangay Batia, Bocaue, Bulacan.

“The suspects are on board on their black Toyota Hi-Lux (ZKW-467) when they were intercepted along Mac Arthur highway, barangay Binan 1st in Bocaue,” Lobete said.

Based on his explanations, the police are positioned on a checkpoint when the 3 suspects riding at the said vehicle went down and opened fire at them. The police retaliate resulted to the death of one of the suspects identified as Victor Guinto resident of Baliuag, Bulacan. Guinto sustained gunshot wounds on his body.

Two other suspects were able to escape while firing their gun.

No other persons were reported injured on the incident.

Lobete also said, it is believed that the three suspects belonged to Dominguez group who is really engaged in carnapping.

After the incident along Mac Arthur highway, the police went to barangay Batia. The police recovered two other vehicles which are grey Toyota Altis (YGF-216) and red Honda Civic (WJE-890), M-16 rifle, 3 long magazine, 5 short magazine for M-16, 32 pieces of plate numbers believed to be stolen on the vehicles that the group carnapped, laptop computer, base radio, chopped parts of motor vehicles with a windshield broken by a gunshot and different identification cards.

Recovered at the crime scene, .45 caliber and 3 empty shells.