Philippine Daily Inquirer

Teener killed in drug bust by police in QC

- JHESSET O. ENANO

An 18-year-old manwas killed in an alleged shootout with Quezon City policemen during a supposed drug bust early on Friday, police said. Bryan Salme Montawan, a Manila resident, was reportedly declared dead on arrival at Quezon City General Hospital around 1:15 a.m., after he and three companions allegedly tried to evade arrest while transactin­g with members of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD). A report to Chief Supt. Guillermo Eleazar, QCPD director, said Montawan arrived at the corner of Congressio­nal and Tandang Sora Avenues in Barangay Pasong Tamo around midnight on board a Toyota Vios with a certain Joel de Leon, 25, and two other unidentifi­ed suspects. Sensing the presence of cops, they sped off while exchanging shots with them. .

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