5 Hijacking Suspects Killed During Encounter with Police in Benguet
Authorities recovered five (5) dead body of allegedly hijacking suspects after being killed during encounter with police in Benguet.
After a shootout with police in Taloy Sur, Marcos Highway, Tuba town, Benguet, five suspects in a truck hijacking were killed. During the first police investigation, a hot pursuit operation was carried out on a gang of suspects who allegedly hijacked a truck in the town of La Trinidad.
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Two of those killed were wearing police uniforms, according to the article. The suspects allegedly hijacked a 10-wheeler wing van bringing vegetables to the Benguet Agri Pinoy Trading Station in La Trinidad.
They did not injure the truck driver, who had reported the hijacking to the police. Police set up a dragnet operation after getting information from the driver and noticed the vehicle with an escorted SUV.
However, when the police stopped the SUV and truck, the passengers allegedly opened fire, prompting the authorities to respond with gunfire, killing five suspects. Two of the victims were dressed in police clothes, but it is unclear whether they are real cops.
Aside from the weaponry, the suspects were discovered in possession of two police identification cards and a National Bureau of Investigation identification card. Investigators will determine whether the IDs are genuine, as well as the true identities of individuals who were killed.
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