Manhunt on for suspects in police intel officer murder

From the Philippine News Agency (Feb 27): Manhunt on for suspects in police intel officer murder

Police have launched a massive manhunt against two men behind the murder of a police intelligence officer in M'lang, North Cotabato Monday morning.

Citing initial information, Supt. John Meredell Calinga, M’lang police chief, said Police Officer 3 Lovel Tan was inside his boarding house at 8 a.m. when two men riding in tandem on a motorbike arrived.

One of them went to Tan's boarding house where he was taking his coffee and opened fire. Tan died on the spot.

In his report to Senior Supt. Emmanuel Peralta, North Cotabato police provincial director Supt. Calinga said follow-up operation is ongoing.

Constantino Diazon, local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (DRRMC) officer, said the gunmen immediately fled using the same motorbike after killing Tan.

Police recovered seven empty shells of cal. 45 pistol in the crime scene.

Diazon believed the killing of Tan is drug related since he has been active in the police campaign against illegal drug personalities in M'lang.

Police investigators have the initial information about the suspects but refused to give further details so as not to jeopardize police follow-up operations.

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