Ipinangako ng nangungunang opisyal ng Philippine National Police (PNP) ang imbestigasyon sa pagkamatay ng suspek sa pagpatay sa matandang mag-asawa.

Ayon kay Maj. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, director ng National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO), nais niyang malaman kung ano ang tunay na nangyari nang barilin Carl Joseph Bañanola, 37, sa police mobile nitong Miyerkules habang pabalik sa Camp Karingal, matapos ang inquest proceedings para sa two counts of murder at frustrated murder.

"I have already directed the District Director of Quezon City (Brig. Gen. Joselito Esquivel) to conduct investigation on this. Even the policeman official who shot the suspect also wanted an investigation," ayon kay Eleazar.

Tinutukoy ni Eleazar si Police Lt. Col. Rossel Cejas, na bumaril kay Bañanola sa loob ng mobile.

Unang inaresto si Bañanola nang matukoy na responsable sa pagpatay sa 86-anyos na si Nicolas Austria at misisniyang 87- na si Leonora nitong Mayo 26.

Nagpapagaling naman ang kanilang kasambahay si Editha Fernandez, 63, dahil sa mga sugat na tinamo nang paulit-ulit hampasin ng matigas na bagay.

Nitong Miyerkules, iniharap si Bañanola sa media at pagsapit ng gabi, iniulat na siya ay binaril sa loob ng mobile mula sa QC Hall of Justice.

“Suspect (Bañanola), who was grimacing in pain, requested from his escorts that his handcuff from behind be loosened as he was in pain. For human considerations, Police Staff Sergeant Alex Icban relented and while about to loosen the handcuff, suspect Bananola suddenly grabbed the service firearm of PSSgt Icban," saad sa police report.

"A brief scuffle ensued. Police Lieutenant Colonel Cejas, who was seated in front of said vehicle, drew his service firearm and shot the suspect to disable him and immediately rushed the latter to East Avenue Hospital for medical treatment," dagdag nito.

Unang binaril ni Cejas si Bañanola sa binti upang hindi makatakas, ngunit nanlaban umano ito gamit ang baril, kaya binaril ng pulis.

“Any police intervention is always done with presumption of regularity following standard police operating procedures, in this case, on custody of suspects and on self defense,” ayon kay Police Col. Bernard Banac, PNP spokesman.

“Part of the procedures is for those cops on duty to undergo investigation and give account of the incident and to submit their firearms for ballistics examination,” dagdag niya.

Ngunit tiniyak na ang PNP “is a professional organization that always accords suspects under custody with proper protection and utmost respect for human rights.”

-Aaron Recuenco at Jun Fabon