Sketches of Caloocan cop's killers released

MANILA, Philippines - The Caloocan City police yesterday released the sketches of two still unidentified suspects, believed to be hired killers, who shot dead a police officer Sunday morning.

Chief Inspector Marcelo Mariano, Detective Unit chief, said they still face a blank wall as to the identity and whereabouts of the two suspects who killed Senior Police Officer 1 Wilson Reyes, chief investigator of Police Substation 4 in Camarin, Caloocan City, as he was having breakfast with his family.

Reyes is the third Caloocan policeman shot dead in the last seven days.

Last week, PO1 Victor Mondejar, 27, and PO3 Joel Belarmino, 46, both of the Police Sub-station 1 in Bagong Barrio, were gunned down by a man who was quarreling with his live-in partner while being taken to the police station for questioning.

Police described the first suspect as between 30 and 35 years old, 5’7” tall, slim and fair-complexioned. He was seen holding a .45 caliber pistol.

The second suspect wore a baseball cap, was between 25 and 30 years old, 5’6” tall, and has long hair, a face pockmarked with pimples, and was seen holding a handgun. – Jerry Botial