NewsWhore
12-01-2008, 02:30 PM
Two men who were being pursued for allegedly committing robberies and assaults were killed by police yesterday when, as reported by the police, they holed up in a house in El Cacique, Haina, and took a woman hostage.
The police named one of the men as Tito, aged 42. The woman taken hostage was identified as Alba Lebron Reyes, 46. The other man's identity was not revealed.
The police said that during the incident a revolver and a shotgun were taken from the pair, and that these weapons had been used against police officers. The police said that Tito and his accomplice were being pursued for crimes committed in the Haina area.
The report says that as soon as the men noticed the patrol, they resisted arrest and took the woman hostage in an attempt to escape. The report states that, "in these circumstances the police agents returned fire and wounded both men." No police officers were injured in the incident.
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The police named one of the men as Tito, aged 42. The woman taken hostage was identified as Alba Lebron Reyes, 46. The other man's identity was not revealed.
The police said that during the incident a revolver and a shotgun were taken from the pair, and that these weapons had been used against police officers. The police said that Tito and his accomplice were being pursued for crimes committed in the Haina area.
The report says that as soon as the men noticed the patrol, they resisted arrest and took the woman hostage in an attempt to escape. The report states that, "in these circumstances the police agents returned fire and wounded both men." No police officers were injured in the incident.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#12)