9 cops, 2 watchmen detained over Mandaluyong shooting

MANILA, Philippines — A city prosecutor has ordered the detention of nine policemen, two barangay watchmen and four others involved in the shooting incident in Mandaluyong City last Thursday that left two people dead and two others wounded.

City prosecutor Arnold Magpantay ordered the 14 people detained at the lockup of the Mandaluyong police pending issuance of his resolution on Jan. 3, according to Police Supt. Enrique Agtarap, acting police chief of Mandaluyong City.