Three police officers were wounded during a buy-bust operation that ended in an armed encounter in Batangas City on Monday night, police said.
Batangas police reported Tuesday that around 10 p.m. Monday, members of the city police intelligence unit were conducting a sting operation against suspected gunrunners led by a certain ‘Bonsai’ in Barangay Bolbok.
Investigators said the suspects realized they were dealing with undercover police operatives and opened fire using handguns, hitting a police major and two staff sergeants.
The three injured officers sustained gunshot wounds and were rushed by their colleagues to the nearest hospital for treatment.
Police said the suspects fled after the shooting and are now the subject of a police manhunt./coa/abc