5 gunrunners shot dead
Five suspected members of a gunrunning syndicate were killed in a shootout with police during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Greater Fairview, Quezon City Tuesday. One of the suspects was identified by the Quezon City Police District as Michael Desuyo, about 45- to 50-years-old. The four others remain unidentified. QCPD director Chief Supt. Joselito Esquivel Jr. said that members of the District Special Operations Unit received information regarding the group’s involvement in gunrunning activities. A policeman posed as a poseur-buyer during the operation at around 5:10 p.m. on De Vega Compound, Dahlia corner Iris Streets. However, during the transaction, the suspects sensed that they were dealing with an undercover cop. The suspects opened fire at the policemen, hitting one of them on the left shoulder. He was taken to a hospital. Police retaliated, killing all the suspects. Seized from them were various firearms, bullets, and the R95,000 buy-bust money. (Dhel Nazario)
Tondo barangay chair killed
Police are looking at the illegal drugs trade as the possible motive in the killing of a barangay chairman in Tondo, Manila Tuesday. The victim, Marcelino Ortega, 42, married, chairman of Barangay 199, Zone 18, District II, Manila, and a resident of Pilar St., Tondo, was shot dead by two unidentified motorcycle riding gunmen at about 2:50 p.m. Investigation showed that Ortega was standing in front of the barangay hall on Hermosa corner Pilar Streets smoking a cigarette when the suspects on board a motorcycle appeared and opened fire at the victim. Nicole Andrea Tanfelix, 16, a Grade 10 student and resident of J.T. Santos St., Tondo, was walking on her way home from school and was hit by a stray bullet on her right thigh. The suspects fled towards Jose Abad Santos Ave. while the victim was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead. Tanfelix was also brought to a hospital. (Erma Edera)
