Police, 3 robbery suspects exchange gunshots along NLEX, says PRO-3

Police officers secure the scene along the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) toll plaza in Barangay Turo, Bocaue, Bulacan, following a hot pursuit operation that left three suspected robbery group members wounded on Friday. (Photos courtesy of Police Regional Office 3)

MANILA, Philippines — The police and three suspects exchanged gunshots along the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) on Friday.

The suspects were apparently being tracked down for a series of robberies, according to the Philippine National Police Police Regional Office 3 (PRO-3).

PRO-3 Regional Director Gen. Jess Mendez said that police officers were backtracking cases of robberies in a minimart last Monday and Wednesday in Magalang, Pampanga and Victoria, Tarlac.

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