Police arrested two suspects linked to the fatal shooting of a police officer in Guiguinto, Bulacan, following hot pursuit operations conducted by joint police units, authorities said Tuesday, March 10.

According to the Philippine National Police (PNP) Regional Office 3, the suspects were apprehended in separate operations in Bulakan and Obando, Bulacan, on March 10—less than 48 hours after the shooting incident at a basketball court inside a subdivision in Barangay Panginay on March 8.

The attack killed a police officer assigned to the Provincial Intelligence Unit of the Bulacan Police Provincial Office, while a female civilian was injured during the incident. Investigation revealed that the alleged gunman is a dismissed police officer previously assigned in Obando, while the other suspect allegedly served as the driver during the crime.

Authorities recovered several pieces of evidence from the suspects, including firearms, ammunition, a grenade, motorcycles believed to have been used in the attack, mobile phones, identification cards, and clothing.

The suspects are currently under the custody of the Guiguinto Municipal Police Station as authorities prepare charges of murder and frustrated homicide before the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor in Malolos City, Bulacan.