Motorcycle theft suspects slain in shootout with cops in Sultan Kudarat

COTABATO CITY — Police in Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat, neutralized two suspected motorcycle thieves who traded shots with lawmen during pursuit operations on Sunday evening, Aug. 30. Maj. Jeffrey Lazaro, chief of the Esperanza Municipal Police Station, said police responded to a reported motorcycle theft in Barangay Lagu

Two cops were injured in a shoot out with a gun-wielding suspect, who was shot dead, according to police and local reports.