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Two Police Officer Were Shoot And Wounded By Drug Suspects In Daring Rescue Of Buy Bust Suspects

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Two police anti-drug agents were shoot and wound by a lone gunman in an apparent rescue mission of their fellow drug suspects nabbed in a drug buy bust earlier.

Police Regional Spokesman Police Capt. Edwin Duco claimed the shooting incident transpired along Dr. Evangelista St., Brgy. Sta Catalina, Zamboanga City fronting Zamboanga City Medical Center at 4:47 a.m. of May 6, 2021.

Victims were identified as PCpl Nicolo Leon Luna III and PSSg Bobby B Judan, personnel of Regional Drug Enforcement Unit 9. They were allegedly shot by one (1) unidentified person.

Duco said  the incident transpired after personnel of RDEU9 brought the suspects of their buy-bust operation to Zamboanga City Medical Center as a procedure for medico-legal examination.  The suspects were identified as Jonar Jul-Asri y Utoh a.k.a. “Naii” 25 years old, male, married, resident of Locson 2, Brgy Mampang Zamboanga City and Moner Jul-Asri y Utoh, 24 years old, male, married of Daisy Road, Brgy Guiwan Zamboanga City were earlier nabbed in a drug buy bust operations.

Upon leaving the said hospital, they were about to embark their private vehicle when suddenly, one (1) unidentified male person shot PCpl Nicolo Leon Luna III and PSSg Bobby B Judan, Duco said.

The latter was able to retaliate and fired upon the gunman who ran towards Veterans Ave., and embarked a white van together with the arrested suspects of buy-bust operation.

Further, PCpl Luna sustained a lone gunshot wound at the back of his head particularly on the lower left ear while PSSg Judan sustained a lone gunshot wound near his throat area and both were rushed to Zamboanga City Medical Center. Recovered from the scene were eleven (11) empty shells of cal. 9mm and one (1) empty shell of cal. 45.

Zamboanga City Police Station 11 is conducting thorough investigation and follow up operation for the arrest of suspects. (David Roland Ramos, RPN DXXX Zamboanga OIC)

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