By JONG CADION
The Security Guard
identified as Joel Buhian told police investigator that the 2 suspects went to
him twice at the guard house in that afternoon. The first was at about 4:00
o’clock in the afternoon and the second was at about 5:30 pm asking him the
same question if their salary was already released.
After Macaranas fell
to the ground, the suspect hurriedly run outside that led Buhian to chase the
suspect and to fire his issued firearm twice as warning shots.
It was learned that
only one security guard was assigned in the guard house after banking hours.
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The
Scene of Crime Operatives
(SOCO)found
out lone guns shot
wound at thehead
of one of the
two suspects identifiedas
Guilbert
Macaranas who was lying at the
right
side of the exit gate near
the guardhouse
of PNB after he
was accidentally hit by
the bullet
of caliber 45 pistol from his
companion. (Photo by JONG
CADION)
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By
Jong Cadion
PAGADIAN CITY – One of
the two suspects of attempted bank robbery was killed after they failed to
neutralize the Security Guard of the bank who was able to defend himself during
their attack at about 6:00 o’clock early evening, November 4, 2012.
In the initial police
investigation said, it was raining and brown out that time along the vicinity
of Philippine National Bank (PNB) Rizal Ave. Balangasan, Pagadian City Branch when
a certain Guilbert Macaranas, a former Security Guard and Armored Van driver of
PNB asked permission to the Security Guard on duty to enter to the premises of
the guard house but the first request was not granted, after insisting several
times the latter was granted because they were also friends and together under
the same security agency, Davao Security Agency (DASIA).
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Outside the guard house near the exitgate
of the PNB (Photo By JONG CADION)
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“I and Macaranas are
friends since we were together as security in the said bank for almost one year
before the suspect was transferred to Globe Tower in Kumalarang, Zamboanga del
Sur,” Buhian explained.
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The
Scene of Crime Operatives (SOCO)
responded
to the area of the incident at
Philippine
National Bank Rizal Ave.,
Balangasan,
Pagadian City Branch.
(Photo
by JONG CADION)
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Buhian added that he had
noticed suspicious acts of the companion of his friend who was leaning on the
fence beside the exit gate. When he asked who his companion is, Macaranas
introduced him as his cousin. But unexpectedly, the latter suddenly entered the
guard house carrying handgun and pointed towards him but luckily was able to
parry and attempt to grab the pistol but the gun was able to burst and
accidentally hit Macaranas at the head.
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The
Scene of Crime Operatives (SOCO)
found
out lone guns shot wound at the
head
of one of the two suspects identified
as
Guilbert Macaranas who was lying at the
right
side of the exit gate near the guard
house
of PNB after he was accidentally hit
by
the bullet of caliber 45 pistol from his
companion.
(Photo by JONG CADION)
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Macaranas is 32 years
old and a resident of Lumbia District Pagadian City and was declared dead on
the spot. The Scene of Crime Operatives (SOCO) recovered 2 cellular phones from
the dead body and the wallet containing his identification card and some
pertinent papers.
Police also recovered
from the crime scene 1 empty shell of caliber 45 pistol and 2 empty shells of
M16 Armalite rifle.
The motorcycle
Kawasaki fury, without plate number owned by the suspects was seen abandoned
few meters away from the exit gate of the PNB near the guard house was brought
to the PNP Station for further verification.
PNB official’s theory
of the incident disclosed that the 2 suspects were planning to conduct bank robbery
but unluckily they were not able to neutralize the security guard. They added,
one of the suspects has already established pattern of the bank weakness due to
his assignment in the bank.
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The Motorcycle
Kawasaki Fury without
plate
number owned by the suspects
was
seen abandoned few meters away
from
the exit gate. (Photo by JONG
CADION)
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Pagadian City PNP
Station Chief P/Supt. Kenneth Mission said, the investigation also considered
the angle of the incident as personal grudge between the security guards.
