ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two undercover policemen were wounded when a lone gunman shot the cops and rescued the 2 men they arrested during a drug sting operation at dawn Thursday in Zamboanga City.
The policemen brought the two suspects at the Zamboanga City Medical Center in the village of Santa Catalina for a routine medico-legal report, and were heading back to their office after buying cup noodles at a store nearby when the attack occurred.
The policemen are members of the Regional Drug Enforcement Unit. One of them managed to shoot back at the attacker, but it was not immediately known whether he hit the gunman or not who escaped in a van along with the duo.
Maj. Shellamie Chang, a regional police spokeswoman, identified the policemen as Cpl. Nicolo Leon Luna III and SSg. Bobby Judan and the two escaped suspects as Jonar Jul-Asri, 25; and Moner Jul-Asri, 24.
“The victims brought the suspects to Zamboanga City Medical Center for medico-legal examination. Upon leaving hospital, they were about to embark their private vehicle when suddenly, one unidentified male person shot Cpl Nicolo Leon Luna III and SSg Bobby Judan,” Chang said.
“The latter was able to retaliate and fired upon the gunman who ran towards Veterans Avenue and embarked on a white van together with the arrested suspects of buy-bust operation,” she added.
Luna was shot at the back of his head while Judan sustained a lone gunshot wound in his neck. “Recovered from the scene were eleven empty shells of caliber 9mm (pistol) and one empty shell of .45-caliber (pistol). The Zamboanga City Police Station 11 is conducting a thorough investigation and follow-up operation for the arrest of suspects,” Chang said. (Zamboanga Post)
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