Shoot-out mars arrest of murder suspect
Iloilo -- A murder suspect wanted for the killing of a barangay captain in Kabankalan, Negros Occidental was shot and hospitalized following a shoot-out with operatives.
The incident occurred minutes after government agents and a team from the Tubungan Police Office attempted to serve a long-standing arrest warrant.
The suspect turned shooting victim was identified as 48 year-old Cornelio Tacalan of Barangay Sto. Niño, Tubungan, Iloilo.
In a report, The News Today (TNT) gathered that Tacalan tried to flee the arresting team and when told to stop, grabbed his 38 caliber revolver and fired at the police. PO2 Pedro Madestral was forced to fire back, hitting Tacalan.
Latest medical update disclosed of a minor injury with Tacalan expected to fully recover. He will be turned over to the Court of origin but remains in tight security pending his transfer.