Suspects in recent robbery gunned down
A NGELES CITY---Two suspects from a recent robbery incident here were killed in a shootout with operatives of the Angeles City police.
The suspects were identified as John Ray Atienza and one Alias “Lincon.”
Police said that at about 6:30 am of April 6, personnel of Police Station 4, while conducting a mobilized patrol along Jose Laurel Avenue, Barangay Anunas, Angeles City chanced upon a Hi-Ace van that matches the description of the vehicle used in a recent robbery incident that transpired on April 5, 2018 at Sydney Hotel located at 1934 Sampaguita Street, Clarkview, Barangay Malabanias, Angeles City.
Authorities disclosed that the patrolling personnel immediately provided the information to the tracker team of Police Station 4 who were conducting monitoring and surveillance at the said place. The same information was also given to intelligence operatives of Angeles City Police Office.
Policed added that immediately, the tracker team responded and sighted the said vehicle in the vicinity and followed it. The occupants of the said vehicle, upon sensing that they were being tailed rushed toward the west direction resulting to a brief chase, until suspects were blocked by operatives who also responded at the said place.
The suspects fired at the pursuing tracker team of the said station prompting operatives to return fire that resulted to the death of the two suspects.
Police Station 4 operatives are is still conducting follow-up and hot pursuit operations for the other two members who escaped during the encounter.---JTD