Police are investigating a running gun battle in SLEX- Calamba involving passengers of two vehicles that resulted in the death of two occupants of one of the automobiles.
TWO still unidentified persons were killed after occupants of two vehicles suddenly engaged in a running gun battle at the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) in Calamba City, Laguna Thursday afternoon.
2 DEAD IN SLEX SHOOTOUT. Members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) guard a white van that was involved in a shootout with a black Toyota Fortuner (back) along the South Luzon Expressway (SLEx) near the Calamba Toll Plaza. Two of the van's occupants were killed in the shootout, who police believe are members of a crime syndicate allegedly behind a series of robberies targeting POGO workers. (PHOTO COURTESY OF RA MAICO/FACEBOOK.COM)
According to a witness, the passengers of a black Toyota Fortuner and a white van allegedly suddenly opened fire against each other while on board their speeding vehicles along the southbound lane of the expressway near Eton exit.
Occupants of the Fortuner allegedly shot the tires of the van, where the fatality was reportedly on board.
Members of the Philippine National Police - Highway Patrol Group (HPG) are now directing traffic near the site of the incident while police investigators are processing the crime scene.
More details to follow. (ONT)
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