Two civilians, a four-year-old boy and a 57-year-old, were killed in Calamba City, Laguna on October 15 after getting caught in the crossfire of an armed encounter.
The incident occurred when police were serving an arrest warrant to a most wanted person in Laguna.
During the arrest, the police were ambushed by three male suspects armed with multiple firearms.
Two police officers sustained injuries, and the two civilians were fatally wounded.
The police retaliated, hitting one of the suspected gunmen, while the other suspects fled the scene.
Authorities later found the deceased body of one suspected gunman along with firearms in the area.
The subject of the arrest warrant and one of the suspects who fired at the police were arrested.
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