Suspect in Degamo assassination killed during hot pursuit operations

Mar 5, 2023 1:36 PM PHT

Rappler.com

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Suspect in Degamo assassination killed during hot pursuit operations

SEIZED ARMS. The Philippine National Police in Central Visaya and the province of Negros Oriental display at a press briefing the powerful firearms and explosives seized from suspects in the the March 4, 2023 attack that killed Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo and either others.

Screenshot from Police Regional Office (PRO7) Facebook video

The Philippine National Police has yet to identify the suspect killed during the hot pursuit operations

A suspect in the killing of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo and eight others was fatally shot by authorities during hot pursuit operations on Saturday evening, March 4, in Bayawan City.

Lieutenant Colonel Gerard Ace Pelare, spokesperson of the Degamo assassination Special Investigation Task Group, said during a press briefing on Sunday that the composite team was able to locate a suspect hiding in a plantation.

When the suspect sensed operatives coming his way, he shot at them, Pelare said.

The spokesperson added the Philippine National Police has yet to identify the suspect.

Information on the whereabouts of the slain suspect, he said, came from debriefing three men earlier arrested, including a former military ranger.

– Rappler.com