PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo —INQUIRER.internet file photograph/Arnel Tacson
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Nationwide Police on Monday mentioned it’s trying right into a land dispute as one of many causes behind the deadly shootout between two police personnel and a lawyer.
“One of many motives we’re is the land dispute between the occasion represented by the lawyer and the 2 fatalities,” mentioned PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo in a press convention in Filipino.
Aboard a automotive, Police Captain Adrian Binalay and Police Captain Tomas Ganio Batarao Jr., together with a civilian companion, inquired in Tagaytay Metropolis, Cavite on Sunday a couple of land, based on Police Regional Workplace-4 report.
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The PRO-4 mentioned the 2 have been warned by a safety guard to not enter the premises.
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However Binalay and Batarao, together with a civilian companion, nonetheless entered as that they had already bought the lot, based on Fajardo.
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However upon coming into, two individuals who claimed to be house owners have been already within the land, based on her.
An lawyer, who rushed to the scene, went out to his automotive and opened hearth on the victims from inside their car, with Binalay and Batarao additionally retaliating.
The 2 cops, together with the lawyer died from deadly gunshot wounds, the PRO-4 mentioned. However Fajardo mentioned there are three folks capturing on the victims.
After the incident, two different folks have been instantly arrested and at the moment are beneath police custody, whereas one other suspect stays at giant.
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