CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: Two more suspects in the February 17 checkpoint shootout with the police in Misamis Oriental were killed when they allegedly grappled with the police escorts’ service firearms on Friday.

The provincial police director, LtCol. Robert Roy Bahian, said Mikey Abella, 28, (not Vic Abella as earlier reported) of Tangub City and Richardson Perez, 31, of Cebu City, were on their way for commitment to the provincial jail in Cagayan de Oro City when the incident happened.

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