00:00Not just one, but three convenience stores in Caloocan and Quezon City were followed by a man.
00:08The suspect was wearing a hijab and he was also being held in a prison in Bulacan.
00:14Marisol Abdurrahman, X-Quiz.
00:22Around 11.30 at night,
00:24the suspect arrived at the convenience store's parking lot in Caloocan City.
00:29He immediately entered the man's store and fired a gun at the cashier.
00:34He quickly ran away after stealing the store's money.
00:37More than an hour later,
00:39a man entered a convenience store in Quezon City.
00:43The CCTV footage showed that the man was being held,
00:48and the cashier was firing a gun while taking money from the cashier.
00:52More than an hour later,
00:54the man entered a convenience store in Caloocan City.
00:58He entered the store and fired a gun at the cashier.
01:01He then ran away.
01:06He was trying to open the vaults,
01:10but he only managed to get what he wanted.
01:14All of this happened on Friday night until Saturday early in the morning.
01:19The man was held in a different place for more than an hour,
01:22but he was wearing the same clothes.
01:24But the suspect did not finish here yet.
01:27Because it was 5 o'clock in the morning,
01:29the suspect also arrested the couple who were walking in the QC.
01:33They just passed by,
01:35and at that point,
01:37they were being targeted.
01:38They took the bag,
01:40which contained important documents and money.
01:44The man was identified and arrested by the authorities.
01:47A convenience store owner,
01:49who was arrested for being a gay man,
01:51was also arrested.
01:52We caught him, including Granada,
01:54during our follow-up operation.
01:57He hid the gun.
01:59We were not able to recover the gun.
02:01He was also arrested in San Jose del Monte and Marilaos in Bulacan.
02:05According to Caloocan Police,
02:07the suspect is a member of the Sangkot Sarabery Holdup and Carnapping group.
02:11In fact, he was jailed last year for stealing.
02:16I was just outside.
02:18I was being watched outside.
02:20I was just on my motorcycle.
02:23He denied being targeted by the police.
02:26Were you caught in the CCTV video?
02:29Yes, but I was not there.
02:32Oh, you were not in the CCTV?
02:34Yes, because I was with a gay man.
02:36I was working.
02:38The suspect was charged with three counts of robbery
02:40and illegal possession of explosives.
02:44For GMA Integrated News,
02:46Marisol Abdurrahman,
02:48Nakatuto 24 Hours.
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