At least three suspects died during the hot-pursuit operation conducted by the police following a robbery that happened in a mall in Mandaue City in Cebu.
The suspects were already arrested when they tried to grapple the firearms from the police to evade and fought back resulting to their deaths in Bogo city, Northern Cebu. The suspects were said to have left the island via a Ro-Ro vessel from Pulambato Wharf in Bogo to Masbate.
Bogo city Police Chief Emelie Santos said that there are seven suspects detained at their station, as of press time.
The suspects were among the 15 armed men who barged in JCentre Mall and robbed two jewelry stores, a money changer and a pawnshop past 7:00 p.m of October 19.
The suspects who covered their faces entered at the back entrance of the mall and proceeded to the jewelry stores and hammered the glasses taking all the jewelries and cash and ransacked the pawnshop other establishment hurting one security guard.
Then the robbers went off the mall and rode on a motorcycle waiting for them outside the establishment.
The suspects are believed to be members of a robbery group outside Cebu. No mall goer was hurt during the incident.
Watch the video clip of the incident here:
