Forest ranger slay suspects held, killed

NORZAGARAY, Philippines —  A suspect in the killing of a forest ranger in Nueva Ecija was shot dead when he allegedly grabbed the gun of a police officer at a police station in San Jose City, Nueva Ecija yesterday.

Lt. Col. Heryl Bruno, city police chief, said Ariel Andrade was being led for a medical examination at around 12:25 a.m. when the incident occurred.

Cpl. Harold Culala of the 2nd Provincial Mobile Force Company in San Juan town and Eugene Cayabyab were arrested in an earlier police operation.

The suspects were tagged in the killing of Ronaldo Corpuz, who was shot by an unidentified assailant on Oct. 25. Corpuz died while being treated in a hospital two days after the incident.

Don Guevarra, information officer of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Central Luzon office, said the victim was with a DENR team who conducted anti-illegal logging operations in Rizal town three days before he was killed.