Police kill four suspected carnappers in Taguig City

By Ronron
October 4, 2007

Four suspected carnappers were killed in a shootout with police before dawn of Thursday in Taguig City.

Traffic Management Group (TMG) Director Chief Supt. Perfecto Palad said the incident happened past 2am near the Sampaguita Bridge on C-5 Road.

Palad said the four suspects were onboard a Mitsubishi Adventure, with plate number XRS-951, when they were first spotted by TMG personnel at the vicinity of Barangay Buting of said city.

When the TMG personnel found out that the vehicle had no sticker of the Land Transportation Office (LTO), they flagged it down.

But instead of stopping, the suspects sped off, prompting the TMG personnel to chase them.

Simultaneously, the TMG verified the plate XRS-951, which, they immediately found out to originally belong to a Toyota Revo, owned by Reyma Advincula of 50-A K 4th Kamuning, Quezon City. The Revo was reported as a stolen vehicle while parked in Antipolo City last April 9, 2006.

Upon reaching the underpass at the Commando Link Road, Palar area of same city, Palad said the suspects fired at the chasing TMG personnel.

Other TMG crew started to arrive and helped shooting at the suspects until their vehicle rammed at the concrete barricades at the Sampaguita Bridge.

Palad said the suspects continued to attempt to escape by scampering away from the Adventure as they also fire at the police personnel.

The brief exchange of gunfire resulted in the immediate death of the three suspects, while the remaining one was wounded. But while being transported to the Rizal Medical Center, the wounded suspect died.

Documents seized from the suspects revealed later the identities of the two as Isao Gona, 45, of Murphy, Quezon City, and Gerardo Moster, 32, of Barangay Pinagkauitan, Lipa City, Batangas. The two others have yet to be identified.

There was no casualty on the police side.

Palad said recovered from the suspects were three caliber 45 pistols, one fragmentary grenade, and three mobile phones.

“We will continue with our campaign to get rid of all criminals involved in vehicle thefts and robbery hold-up,” Palad said./DMS