2 killed in shoot out with cops in Pagadian City

July 18, 2017

Two armed men were killed during a shoot out with responding elements of the Pagadian City Police Station after one of the suspects drew his gun in a follow-up operation following a report from a citizen. The two, who had short firearms, were seen at Purok, Diwalwal, Barangay Dao, Pagadian City, Zamboanga Del Sur at about 10am of July 17. In a report, intelligence operatives of Pagadian City Police Station led by Senior Inspector Oscar  Buenaobra saw the suspects who were about to leave on board a blue Rusi motorcycle with no attached plate number. The operatives ordered the two persons to stop. The back rider who was wearing a black t-shirt and a face mask drew his firearm and shot the operatives leaving no other options but to defend themselves. The operatives retaliated resulted in the death of the suspects who were later identified let as Aivan Florez Mercado and a certain Jay-r. Recovered at the crime scene were: three fired cartridge cases of caliber .45, one fired cartridge case of caliber 9mm, one caliber .9mm buddy pistol bearing serial number 945773 inserted with one magazine loaded with six rounds of ammunition for caliber 9mm, one unit colt MK iv series 80 caliber .45 pistol bearing serial number 122468 with inserted magazine loaded with two rounds of  ammunition for caliber .45 and one unit Rusi motorcycle with no plate number attached. The recovered evidence were turned-over to the scene of the crime operatives, Zamboanga Del Sur Police Provincial Office while the bodies of the slain suspects are now at the funeral parlor in Pagadian City. DMS