Five civilians were killed while two policemen and another
civilian was wounded in a shootout in Mabinay, Negros Oriental Wednesday
morning.
An initial police report disclosed the shootout took place
around 10 a.m. Wednesday in Mabinay between the Civil Security Group of the Bais City
Two of the five killed were allegedly Fely Candido and Rudy
Reyes of the so-called Candido armed group.
According to the police report, around 10 a.m. Wednesday,
Mrs. Dionesia Trongcoso, station manager of the Department of Environment and
Natural Resources (DENR) in Mabinay asked the assistance of RPSB-7 personnel
led by Insp. Lowelyn Reyes, OIC of the 3rd company, due to the presence of
“armed men”.
While in the course of discussion with a certain Mr.
Lasmarinas, head of the civil security group, called up the OIC police chief of
Bais City
At around 2:25 p.m. of the same day, one of the RPSB-7
personnel noticed that a person in the civil security group had a bulging
waist, prompting the unidentified concerned individual to voluntarily submit
himself for inspection.
But without apparent reason, somebody from the group
allegedly fired at the government troops.
The encounter resulted to the wounding of two Bais City
Three members of the civil security group were unharmed
while another allegedly escaped, the police report said.
All of the wounded were brought to the Bais City
OIC provincial police director Sr. Supt. Dionardo Carlos
could not be reached for comment on the incident.
The Mabinay police chief, Sr. Insp. Rogelio Pacificar could
not also be contacted for the identities of the victims as well as additional
details of the shooting incident.
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