‘Gun-for-hire’ slain in Rizal

TERESA, Rizal — An unidentified armed man, believed to be a member of a gun-for-hire syndicate, was killed as he and his riding-intandem buddy reportedly engaged the policemen here in a shootout early yesterday morning here. The slain suspect remained unidentified as of yesterday afternoon but police described him as around 30 to 35 years old, 5’4’’ in height, brown complexion, and with tattoos on both shoulders. Senior Inspector Renato Torres, chief of police here said a leather bag containing a magazine with seven live bullets and several photos of unidentified persons, and a handgun were found in the possession of the suspect. (Nel B. Andrade)