A parallel investigation is being conducted to determine the
root cause of the shootout that resulted to the death of three people--two
policemen and a marine soldier--and injured a civilian in this city.
Senior Supt. Angelito Casimiro, Zamboanga City Police Office
(ZCPO) director, disclosed the shootout occurred around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in
Barangay Labuan, 36 kilometers west of City Hall.
The parallel investigations are being conducted by the
military’s Joint Task Force Zambasulta and the ZCPO’s Special Investigation
Unit.
Casimiro refused to issue statements surrounding the
circumstances that triggered the shootout between the Regional Public Safety
Battalion-9 (RPSB-9) policemen and Marine Battalion Landing Team-9 (MBLT-9)
troops.
Killed in the shootout were PO3 Alkashmir Lipae and PO1
Muhsin Jainul of RPSB-9 and Cpl. Jason Marqueses of the MBLT-9.
Wounded was Herminio Ardo, a vendor of ballot (fertilized
duck egg), who was hit in the crossed fire.
Both the RPSB-9 and MBLT-9 troops were deployed to Barangay
Labuan to prevent repetition of kidnapping incidents in the area.
So far, three people--two teachers and a businesswoman--were
kidnapped in Barangay Labuan as of 2014.
Col. Andrelino Colina, Task Force Zamboanga commander, said
initial information disclosed the marine troops together with Police Station 10
policemen were conducting patrol when allegedly the two RPSB-9 confronted them,
thus, the shootout ensued.
Meanwhile, Chief Supt. Miguel Antonio, newly-installed
Police Regional Director-9 (PRO-9), has ordered the pull out of the RPSB-9
policemen to defuse the tension in Barangay Labuan.
Casimiro said the RPSB-9 policemen were replaced by the
Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) personnel under the Zamboanga City Public
Safety Company (ZCPSC).
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