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CONFRONTATION. Quezon City police shoot a quarantine offender after the latter allegedly tried to pull a pistol out of his bag. Screenshot of the source video.
MANILA, Philippines – A Quezon City police officer who shot and killed a “mentally challenged” quarantine offender faces criminal and administrative evidence, the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said Wednesday, April 22.
Police sergeant major Daniel Florendo Jr shot and killed a certain Winston Ragos at 2:30 pm Tuesday near a quarantine checkpoint along Maligaya Drive in Barangay Pasong Putik, Quezon City.
The police said Ragos “came up … and started yelling and saying intimidating words” against Florendo and the police apprentices with him at the checkpoint. The policemen told them Ragos to go home.
Ragos allegedly “ignored” the police and identified himself as a former soldier. Police said Ragos was carrying a 38-caliber revolver loaded inside his sling bag, and Florendo “cautiously approached Ragos.”
Rappler obtained a video of the incident showing Florendo yelling at Ragos and telling him to give in. Ragos raised his arms and turned his back on her. But Ragos stepped back to face Florendo as he reached for something in his bag. It turned out that Ragos was about to take a gun out of the bag.
Florendo then shot Ragos twice, staggering the victim. Ragos stood up, limped for a few seconds, before falling to the ground.
The police took Ragos to the Commonwealth Hospital, but they were pronounced dead at 5:57 pm.
In a text message to Rappler, Florendo’s commander, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bilaro, said that Ragos was “mentally challenged,” but “was discovered late.” It was unclear what mental illness affected Ragos.
“We can say that what he (Florendo) did was a ‘trial.’ Still, we will investigate the incident,” QCPD Chief of General Squad Ronnie Montejo said in the statement.
Under police regulations, police officers should “neutralize” suspects who threaten their lives. This could mean disabling suspects, or in less ideal situations, killing them. President Rodrigo Duterte said in a previous speech that he “shoots dead” rebel offenders, particularly those who threaten the life of a police officer. – Rappler.com
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