Two unidentified male robbery suspects were killed in an armed encounter with police officers in Taguig City on Thursday, November 12, according to an initial report from the Taguig City Police Station.
The incident occurred at around 12:55 p.m. along Cayetano Boulevard corner Bagong Calzada in Barangay Ususan, particularly at Paul Carwash.
Based on the initial report, Taguig City police personnel were conducting patrol operations in the area when the suspects allegedly attempted to rob Police Staff Sergeant Rogelio Pulvinar, who is assigned to the Taguig City Police Station.
The suspects, who were reportedly armed with a pistol and a revolver, allegedly engaged the responding officers in a shootout.
The armed encounter resulted in the deaths of both suspects and the injury of another police officer, identified as Police Staff Sergeant Herbert De Villa.
De Villa sustained a gunshot wound to his left shoulder and was brought to the Medical Center Taguig City for treatment.
Authorities said a more detailed report would follow as the investigation continues.
