CEBU CITY — A policeman was wounded in a shootout with two armed toughies in Barangay Cotcot, Liloan town, Cebu.
Corporal Ian Lagnasan was wounded in the shoulder in the shootout that happened past 9 p.m. on Wednesday, September 18.
Police Master Sgt. Arne Goc-ong, investigator of the Liloan Police Station, said the 30-year-old Lagnasan is already out of danger.
Goc-ong said the two armed men were identified as Fernan Maricuelo and Jason Yrogirog, who both live in the barangay.
A manhunt operation against the suspects is in progress, Goc-ong said.
According to Goc-ong, a woman sought help from the police after the two men were seen brandishing firearms in the neighborhood.
The two men were accused of harassing people while flaunting their firearms.
Five operatives of the Liloan police rushed to the area to check on the report.
Police said that when the five responding police officers arrived in the area, they were met by the two men and fired shots at them.
A gunfight ensued.
While one policeman was wounded, the two men were able to escape towards a mangrove area.
Police said the two men are known toughies in the area.
Police also learned that Maricuelo was previously jailed due to drug charges.