2 reportedly killed in Cavite mall hostage dramaTwo are dead and another was injured in a hostage drama inside a mall in Dasmariñas City, Cavite Sunday, October 9. Among the dead was hostage-taker Carlos Marcos Lacdao, 32, from Leyte, former Cavite governor Jonvic Remulla said in media reports. The incident ended at around 2:55 pm when police shot Lacdao dead in the head and the neck. The hostage Lacdao was holding at gunpoint at the time of the shooting was reportedly unhurt. The restroom where the hostage crisis took place had been sealed off for investigation, with mall operations reopening after being locked down due to the incident.

Source: Manila Bulletin October 09, 2016 08:38 UTC