In brief
Philippine police ended a planned robbery in Bacoor City by killing five suspects in a shootout. The gang, known as "Gapos," had targeted a wealthy resident and was linked to past jewelry store raids. Two members fled on a motorcycle and are still being hunted.
Police in Bacoor City, Cavite province, south of Manila, stopped a robbery attempt by an organized gang on Tuesday. The police said they found the suspects planning to rob a wealthy resident in an exclusive subdivision. A car chase and gun battle soon followed, and five of the suspects were killed in the shootout.
The gang is locally known as "Gapos". They have been suspected of robbing large commercial establishments and private subdivisions in the Calabarzon region. Two of the dead were linked to a prior jewelry store robbery in Cavite.
Police are still verifying the gang’s connections to other jewelry store and pawnshop robberies in Cavite and nearby areas. The manhunt for the two remaining suspects, who escaped on a motorcycle, is ongoing.
