In the aftermath of a failed robbery attempt, two suspected thieves were killed in a shootout with police shortly after midnight on Thursday in Taytay, Rizal.
Speaking with the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Rizal Police Director Rolando Anduyan said both suspects died on the spot after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds. Police engaged the thieves in a gunfight on Tapayan Road in Barangay San Juan shortly after the two men fired upon a couple they were attempting to rob.
Luckily the couple escaped unharmed and reported the incident to the police.
