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PEÑARANDA, Nueva Ecija — A police officer was killed during an encounter with armed robbers at a supermarket in Barangay Poblacion 1 early Sunday, Oct. 20.

The victim, identified as Police Staff Sergeant Jhon Espinoza of the Peñaranda Municipal Police Station, was fatally shot while responding to the robbery.

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Investigators said unidentified armed robbers broke into STM Supermarket.

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Upon receiving the report, Espinoza and his team immediately responded to the scene, but the suspects opened fire on the police, and Espinoza was shot in the head.

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He was rushed to Gapan District Hospital in Gapan City, Nueva Ecija, but was declared dead on arrival by the attending physician.

Authorities were conducting follow-up operations to track down and arrest the suspects involved in the robbery. INQ

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