SAN PEDRO CITY –– A man, who escaped from prison in Balayan town in Batangas province was shot and killed in a shootout with pursuing policemen, authorities said on Thursday. Balayan police chief Captain Jeffrey Dallo, in a phone interview, said detainee Salvador de Ocampo figured in a shootout around noon Wednesday after authorities found him hiding in a fishing boat off Balayan bay. “We also learned that they stole a fishing boat at one point but later abandoned the vessel when it ran out of fuel,” Dallo said. On Wednesday, police were tipped off that a man had been hiding in a fishing boat off the shore. Dallo said Legaspi, who reportedly left to find them food, was recaptured in the vicinity hours later.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 02, 2020 03:33 UTC