30-year-old man suspected of fatally stabbing a Quirino police officer arrested in Mulanay, Quezon

30-year-old man suspected of fatally stabbing a Quirino police officer arrested in Mulanay, Quezon

📌 A 30-year-old man suspected of stabbing to death a 42-year-old police staff sergeant who was trying to stop a disturbance in Cabarroguis, Quirino province, northern Luzon, on the night of July 31 was arrested at around 3 p.m. on Sunday, November 8, in Mulanay, Quezon province.

■ What happened
· According to the Daily Tribune, at around 11 p.m. on July 31, a disturbance broke out at a neighborhood store (sari-sari store) in Barangay San Marcos, Cabarroguis, when the store owner asked a group of people who were drinking there to lower their voices because curfew hours had passed.
· The police officer who tried to stop the disturbance was stabbed near his left armpit and was taken to the hospital, but died from excessive blood loss. The suspects fled on a motorcycle.

■ Investigation and current status
· The suspect had been hiding in his hometown of Mulanay and was caught by the Quirino police mobile force company's tracker team and Calabarzon regional police, among others, on a warrant of arrest for homicide. He was on the police's wanted list (Manila Bulletin).
· There has been no report that the other suspect who was with him has been arrested. The charges will be decided at trial.

■ Notice for residents and travelers
· An argument during drinking in front of a neighborhood store can escalate into a stabbing. Do not get involved in quarrels among intoxicated people; leave the area and notify the police.

■ Sources
Daily Tribune (11/9), Manila Bulletin (11/9)

■ Photos
· 1. Police arrest record photo (face blurred) — Daily Tribune
· 2. File photo · handcuffs — Manila Bulletin