P100K reward offered for capture of suspect in Cainta police official’s slay

The local government of Cainta, Rizal on Monday offered P100,000 for information leading to the arrest of a suspect in the killing of the town's deputy police chief on Sunday.

GMA News' Mav Gonzales, in a tweet, identified the suspect as Ruben Gomez.

Cainta LGU is offering a 100,000-peso reward for information leading to the arrest of Ruben Gomez alyas Ruben Tae.

He was involved in an armed encounter with the police last night. He killed PS/Insp. Jimmy Senosin and injured an innocent bystander. @gmanews pic.twitter.com/D4GB9f4E3R

— Mav Gonzales (@mavgonzales) February 12, 2018

In an interview on QRT, Cainta police chief Superintendent Raynold Rosero said they had received information from a concerned citizen that there were some armed men in Lakas Tao floodway on Sunday night.

"Nung tinawag ng concerned citizen na may armado doon sa lugar, di naman expected na 'yung armado na 'yun ito po 'yung sinu-surveillance namin last year pa. Agad-agad po ang aking deputy nagsama ng tatlong pulis. Pinuntahan nila 'yung lugar para i-confirm kung totoo nga po na mayroong armado, Sinawing palad may dalawa po pala na armado doon," Rosero said.

Senior Inspector Jimmy Senosin led a team to the area to verify the report.

Upon seeing the police, the suspect, accompanied by an individual known as Ekis, ran off, but the police gave chase.

When Gomez and Ekis ended up in a dark alley, the police told them to surrender, but Gomez fired at them and threw a grenade.

"Nung naghabulan sila, nagpuputukan, binato po sila ng granada kasi sa eskinitang 'to masikip, sabi ng tao, 'Sir may granada, dapa.' Lahat sila nagdapaan. Nung tumayo na at di sumabog 'yung granada, agad-agad nilang niyayang bumagon si Senior Inspector Jimmy Senosin, problema po eh may tama na pala sa ulo," Rosero added.

Senosin was killed while a bystander was injured. Gomez escaped.

According to Rosero, Gomez is involved in robbery and the trafficking of illegal drugs.

"Ito po ay miyembro ng highway boys. Ito po ay involved sa holdup at snatching at ganon na rin po 'yung pagbebenta ng pinagbabawal na gamot. May mga dati na ring kaso, illegal possession of firearms saka mga robbery-holdup," Rosero said in a separate Balita Pilipinas report.

The Cainta police chief also vowed to give aid to Senosin's grieving family.

"Meron naman pong tamang benipisyo para sa pamilya at ganon din po ang punong-munisipyo ng Cainta ay nagbibigay din po ng tulong sa kapulisan," he said. — Anna Felicia Bajo/BM, GMA News