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Cops kill barangay reelectionist in Davao City raid


Police on Sunday killed a reelectionist barangay captain during a raid at the local official's home in Calinan district in Davao City.

Police identified the barangay captain as Antonio Guatno of Purok 4, Barangay Pangyan in Calinan District.

The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Region 11 said its operatives were serving a search warrant on Guatno, who was allegedly illegally keeping firearms.

Police said Guatno pulled out a gun when policemen entered his home. The operatives fired at Guatno, who was declared dead on arrival at the Isaac Robillo Hospital.

The raid was conducted a day before the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on May 14, Monday.

The regional CIDG team said its operatives recovered a .45 pistol and a 9mm pistol from Guatno's home.

The CIDG Region 11 said they were able to secure the search warrant from Davao City Regional Trial Court Executive Judge Emmanuel Carpio on last Friday.

Based on the search warrant, Guatno supposedly owned M14 and M16 armalite rifles and a sub-machine gun. —report from Armando Fenequito/ALG, GMA News

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