Troops kill murder suspect in Zambo Sur shootout

From the Philippine News Agency (Mar 29): Troops kill murder suspect in Zambo Sur shootout

ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A 25-year-old man facing murder charges in court was killed in a shootout with military intelligence operatives in Zamboanga del Sur province, a police official disclosed Friday.

Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) spokesman Chief Insp. Ariel Huesca identified the slain murder suspect as Rasul Abdurajak, 25, a resident of Sitio Bombi, Barangay Igat, Margosatubig, Zamboanga Del Sur.

Investigation showed that prior to the shootout, the intelligence operatives of the Army’s 44th Infantry Battalion received a report that a cadaver was found floating around 7 a.m. on Maundy Thursday along the shoreline of Sitio Tigbalogo, Barangay Digon, Margosatubig municipality, Huesca said.

However, the troops saw Abdurajak aboard a motorized banca when they arrived minutes later at the shoreline of Sitio TigbaPlogo to check the reported recovery of cadaver, Huesca said.

Abdurajak allegedly drew his gun and opened fire, thus, the shootout ensued when the troops called his attention and tried to stop him from leaving the place, he said.

The shootout resulted to the death of Abdurajak, who has a standing warrant of arrest for the crime of murder issued by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 24 in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, he said.

The troops recovered from Abdurajak’s possession a hand grenade, a Caliber .38 revolver loaded with three live ammos as well as the slain muder suspect’s motorized banca colored yellow without markings.

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