BAGUIO CITY– Mayor Benjamin Magalong cited Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) personnel for the efficient resolution of a critical incident involving a truck driver who fired at policemen at Guisad Surong barangay on June 28, 2024.

“My sincerest gratitude to our teams and personnel who were involved in the operation for ensuring that the incident is efficiently resolved without any casualty,” the mayor told BCPO Director PCol. Francisco Bulwayan Jr.

The incident was an attempted homicide and illegal possession of firearm involving a 39-year-old truck driver resident of Guisad Surong.

Initial investigation disclosed that personnel of Police Station 1 responded to an alleged commotion involving the suspect at Lower Fairview barangay around 5:30 p.m. on June 28, 2024.

Upon seeling the policemen, the suspect ran to his residence at Guisad Surong and came out armed with an improvised firearm of 12-gauge shotgun.

The responding personnel appealed for the suspect to lower his firearm and surrender but instead of complying, the suspect fired his improvised firearm at the lawmen and  went back inside the house and hid.

Negotiations ensued for the suspect to surrender faciliated by the joint forces from PS 1 and 2, Special Weapons and Tactics-City Mobile Force Company (SWAT-CMFC), Mobile Police Unit, and Guisad Surong punong barangay Philip Cosalan but the suspect was adamant.

“At around 12:20 a.m. of June 29, 2024, the SWAT-CMFC initiated assault inside the house of the suspect which resulted in his arrest and confiscation of his firearm,” Bulwayan said.

The suspect is now under the custody of PS 2 for documentation and preparation of documents for inquest proceedings for attempted homicide and violation of Republic Act 10591 or Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act.