Baguio 6-hour hostage crisis ends; 2 rescued
>> Thursday, December 8, 2022
BAGUIO CITY -- A
hostage crisis involving a distressed man here at Sunflower St., Quezon Hill
Proper afternoon of Nov. 36 ended with no casualties after six hours of
negotiation with police and city officials resulting to release of two
hostages.
Acting city police director Col. Francisco Bulwayan Jr. said a 40-year-old security guard held his girlfriend's sister and her 4-year-old daughter hostages inside their rented apartment over misunderstanding with his live-in partner.
The owner of the house told police the security guard had a gun.
He locked the room and chained one of the victims during the alleged hostage-taking.
Tense negotiation between police and hostage taker took over six hours before the latter was subdued by responding police operatives who breached the hostage area.
While negotiations were ongoing between the suspect and police negotiator, a SWAT team rescued the victims through the bedroom window before grabbing the suspect, who did not resist arrest.
The two hostages were safely led away from the hostage area and immediately attended to by the Women and Children's Protection Desk of city police and staff from the City Social Welfare and Development Office.
An Armscor 9mm pistol and a magazine loaded with seven bullets confiscated from the suspect.
Police filed a case for serious illegal detention, violation of Republic Act 7610, and illegal possession of firearms and ammunition against the suspect, now under the custody of Naguilian Police Station 1.
Acting city police director Col. Francisco Bulwayan Jr. said a 40-year-old security guard held his girlfriend's sister and her 4-year-old daughter hostages inside their rented apartment over misunderstanding with his live-in partner.
The owner of the house told police the security guard had a gun.
He locked the room and chained one of the victims during the alleged hostage-taking.
Tense negotiation between police and hostage taker took over six hours before the latter was subdued by responding police operatives who breached the hostage area.
While negotiations were ongoing between the suspect and police negotiator, a SWAT team rescued the victims through the bedroom window before grabbing the suspect, who did not resist arrest.
The two hostages were safely led away from the hostage area and immediately attended to by the Women and Children's Protection Desk of city police and staff from the City Social Welfare and Development Office.
An Armscor 9mm pistol and a magazine loaded with seven bullets confiscated from the suspect.
Police filed a case for serious illegal detention, violation of Republic Act 7610, and illegal possession of firearms and ammunition against the suspect, now under the custody of Naguilian Police Station 1.
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