A suspected member of a group of robbers was shot by responding policemen after he was caught in the act of hauling away a stolen 12 volt Panasonic car battery inside a construction site in Sasa on Monday evening.
The asuspect was identified as Wendel Mostley, 20 years old, single, and a resident of Sagrada Familia in Panacan, Davao City.
Initial investigation of the authorities disclosed that police officers, PO1 Raymond Jake Aymer and PO1 Kaye Elver Matricular, were on patrol when they received a phone call from one Charley Alfeche Lim that a group of unidentified persons entered the construction site and were in the act of hauling away construction materials.
The policemen immediately proceeded and chance upon the suspect in the act of trying to ran away with the battery.
According to the policemen, the suspect dropped the battery and pulled out an improvised shotgun known as ‘sumpak,’ prompting PO1 Amyet to shoot him once.
The suspect, according to the authorities, sustained a lone gunshot wound and the police officers immediately called the Central 911 for medical assistance. The suspect is now under observation and treatment at Southern Philippines Medical Center.
