PNP: Carl Arnaiz tested positive for gunpowder nitrates
A valedictorian in elementary and a graduate of Makati Science High School before entering the University of the Philippines, 19-year-old Carl Angelo Arnaiz was recovered at a morgue in Caloocan City. Facebook/Carl Angelo Arnaiz
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police stood firm on its claims that 19-year-old Carl Angelo Arnaiz resisted arrest and fired upon the responding cops of Caloocan City.
In the continuation of the Senate investigation into drug war deaths, the PNP Crime Laboratory said Arnaiz tested positive for gunpowder nitrates.
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Arnaiz, a former UP student, was allegedly killed in a shootout in Caloocan City after robbing a taxi driver on August 18.
The forensic analysis of the Public Attorney's Office, meanwhile, revealed that Arnaiz was killed “execution style” based on gunshot wounds and marks on his body.
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They, however, admitted that they did not conduct a paraffin test on the teenager.
The Department of Justice has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to investigate the death of Arnaiz, who died days apart from Kian delos Santos, another teenager who was killed by Caloocan police under questionable circumstances.
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