Police shot dead the suspect after stabbing him

By Jong Cadion

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga City (October 24, 2016) – The member of Pagadian City Police operatives landed at the hospital after stabbed by his attacker Saturday evening. The policeman identified as PO1 Rolito Sinajon shot the suspect after attacking him at Barangay Tuburan at 8:30 PM in this city.

Pagadian City Chief of Police Supt. Michael Palermo disclosed that based in the initial investigation the Pagadian City operatives responded the call from the concern citizen regarding the commotion incident happen at Purok Caimito in the said barangay. PO1 Rolito Sinajon, duty operation PNCO, after conducting interview to the two (2) drunken male persons when he was about to leave the area one of the suspects stabbed him from behind using broken glass of beer that caused him to retaliate and shot his attackers using his service pistol.

PO1 Sinajon was brought by the responding police operatives to the Pagadian City Medical Center for his immediate medical treatment while the other police operatives conducted hot pursuit operations against to the other unidentified fleeing suspect wearing blue t-shirt, curly hair, 5’9” in height and slim built.

Supt. Palermo identified the attacker as Junjie Oberez y Babao, 23 years old, male, single, welder and a resident of Purok Chico Hills, Barangay Tuburan, this city, was died on the spot after sustaining two (2) entrance gun shot wounds at the left side portion of the upper body and two (2) exit gun shot wounds at the right portion of the upper body.

Supt. Palermo added that before the incident the suspect together with his companion having drinking spree beside the road.

The police operatives recovered from the crime scene were three (3) pieces of 9mm fired cartridge cases.