The suspect had been allegedly involved in four robbery cases in Pangasinan where he

was shot dead.

The dead man was a boy, Joshua Laxamana, 17 years old, the latest teenager to die in
the government’s war against drugs.
A Facebook post by former Reuters and now freelance photographer Ezra Acayan,
however, disputed the police story and recounted a different tale, about three young
friends who decided on Aug. 14 to go up to Baguio from their hometown in Tarlac to
search for a Dota (Defense of the Ancients) gaming tournament.
Not having any money, they decided to hitch a ride on a truck, which dropped them
off in Pangasinan after the driver decided to change his route.
The three — Laxamana, Julius Sebastian and another friend — were forced to head
back home on foot.
When the third guy decided to rest, the two went ahead. The pair never made it home.