An unidentified robbery suspect was gunned down during a shootout in a Caltex Gasoline station in Batuan town shortly after 4 p.m. yesterday.
The robbery suspect, about 30 years old, heavy built was shot while two other suspects fled on board a yellow Ramstar motorcycle.
Police said the owner of the gas station, Boyboy Tahale, shot one of the suspects after they carted away cash from the cashier near the gas pump.
Manhunt by the Batuan and Carmen PNP stations was launched immediately after the robbery incident yesterday afternoon.