News Update Rookie Iloilo cop mauled, killed while serving arrest warrant

A rookie policeman was mauled and subsequently shot dead when he tried to serve an arrest warrant in Iloilo City on Monday, reports reaching Camp Crame in Quezon City said. PO1 Angelo Catiponan, 31, was serving the arrest warrant for Jeffrey Cason, who has a frustrated homicide case, when the suspect and three companions attacked him. The suspects were reportedly drunk, according to Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesman Chief Superintendent Agrimero Cruz Jr., quoting the report. Three of the suspects — Cason, his relative Wilfredo Cason, and Jerry Bordon — were arrested, Cruz said. The fourth suspect, Gabot Jacusalem, is currently the subject of manhunt operations. “Jeffrey Cason and Wilfredo Cason also forcibly took the service firearm of the PO1 Catiponan and shot him several times,” said Cruz. Catiponan, who was assigned to the Station 3 of the Iloilo City Police, died at a hospital, Cruz added. — KBK