Saturday, August 18, 2018

Motorcycle-rider killed in TPLEx shootout

By Mar Supnad

CAMP BGEN OSCAR M FLORENDO, La Union– An 18-year-old man was killed when he allegedly shot it out with policemen along the Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway (TPLEx) access road in the vicinity of Brgy. Acop, Rosales, Pangasinan Friday.

Police Chief Inspector Jason L. Corpuz, the Chief of Police of Rosales Police Station said the motorcycle-rider victim Joshua Laxamana of Brgy. San Vicente, Tarlac City was cruising along Balungao, Pangasinan when he ignored a police checkpoint in Brgy. Poblacion. This prompted police officers to chase Laxamana who reportedly sped towards the direction of Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija.

However, upon reaching the TPLEX access road, Laxamana reportedly lost control and fell off his bike.

Laxamana reportedly fired shots against the pursuing policemen resulting in a shootout that resulted in Laxamana’s death.

The SOCO Team from PNP Crime Laboratory Office Urdaneta City recovered from the crime scene a Colt Cal .45 pistol with two live ammunitions, spent shells of a Cal .45 and 9mm pistol, a heat sealed transparent plastic sachet suspected to contain “shabu”, a grey motorcycle with no plate number and a backpack containing personal belongings of Laxamana.

The police claimed Laxamana was involved in four robbery cases in Pangasinan.

https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/08/17/motorcycle-rider-killed-in-tplex-shootout/

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