Policemen kill cop who shot superior in Agusan province (Warning: Contains graphic image)

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A policeman wanted by authorities for shooting his superior was killed in a gunfight Sunday in southern Philippines, officials said.

Officials said Patrolman Jhon Paul Gerida was slain in a shootout with policemen sent to arrest him.

 Police photos show the body of Patrolman Jhon Paul Gerida.

Gerida was tracked down in the village of Consuelo in Agusan del Sur province after he went into hiding after shooting Lt. Col. Rex Lomente in the head at the headquarters of the Provincial Mobile Force Company in Bunawan town.

“(Police forces) conducted hot pursuit operation against the suspect at the aforesaid place, the suspect fired his firearm towards the operating troops prompting the troops to retaliate against the suspect which resulted to his death,” a police report said.

It was unclear what motivated Gerida to shoot his commander, but the victim summoned the policeman in his office prior to the attack. (Mindanao Examiner) 

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