4 Waray-Waray members killed in Antipolo encounter
Four suspected members of the dreaded “Waray-Waray” kidnap-for-ransom group were killed yesterday in a shootout with elements of the
Superintendent Danilo Macerin,
Macerin identified those killed as Armando Ferrer, 36, of Lot 28, B-6, P-1, Silangan, San Mateo, Rizal; Abelardo Bausal, 33, of No. 107 Sta. Quitiria, Sangangdaan, Quezon City; Cesar De Torres,36, of NASI, Rosario, Batangas, and Marlon Abasola, 29, of No. 4 Congressional Rd, Barangay Bahay Toro, also in Quezon City.
They yielded a .45 caliber automatic pistol, three .38 caliber revolvers, two fragmentation grenades, a license plate, Nokia cellphone, black T-shirt with PNP markings, two packaging tapes, black bag and four wallets.
Macerin said they also recovered a yellow paper containing the sketch of the groups intended target.
The
Reports showed that elements of the
Instead of stopping, the two vehicles drove on prompting Chief Inspector Agosto Daskeo, head of the police manning the checkpoint, to radio elements of the Police Community Precinct 3 (PCP3) of the
When they noticed the blocking force, the Mitsubishi Adventure came to a stop some 200 meters away and the suspects started firing at the policemen.
The policemen headed by Inspector Rhonnie Ariola, PCP 3 commander, returned the robbers fire.
When the smoke of the battle got cleared, the four robbers lay dead inside and outside the vehicle.
The driver of the vehicle and those riding tandem on a motorcycle managed to escape.
Macerin said the Mitsubishi Adventure, owned by Mario Veliganio, of 1588 Samson Town homes in Barangay Mayamot was forcibly taken by armed men in front a fastfood chain along Sumulong Highway in Barangay Mayamot at about 2:20 a.m. last June 28.
Elements of the Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) recovered at least 53 pieces of spent shells in the encounter site.
The bodies and recovered evidence, including the Mitsubishi Adventure were brought to the crime laboratory of the Rizal police for autopsy and paraffin and ballistic examinations.
Meanwhile, Calabarzon director chief Superintendent Ricardo Padilla, who also relayed the incident to reporters said “Our men were very lucky, not one of them was killed, they were all sharp shooters.”
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