The following questions must be answered about the death of Cpl. Winston Ragos:
1. Was Cpl. Ragos really carrying a firearm in his sling bag? What happened to the sling bag after he was shot? Who took it from the crime scene, searched it, and (allegedly) found the weapon?
1. Was Cpl. Ragos really carrying a firearm in his sling bag? What happened to the sling bag after he was shot? Who took it from the crime scene, searched it, and (allegedly) found the weapon?
The Revised PNP Operations Manual provides that it should be the investigator-on-case or the Scene-of-the-Crime-Officer, not the operatives involved in the incident, who should take charge of and process the crime scene.
2. Why did Cpl. Ragos’ sister insist that he was unarmed, when the police claim that he was armed? Why is there a person toward the end of the video who says, “Bakit niyo binaril, sir? Dapat kinapkapan niyo muna”?
3. What led the police to point their guns at Cpl. Ragos in the first place? Was he committing or attempting to commit a crime at the time? Was he a threat to the lives of the police or other persons in the area?
4. The videos circulating on social media show that Cpl. Ragos had his back to the police operatives and his hands in the air for some time before he turned around, faced them, and appeared to reach for something in his sling bag.
Why did the police officers not subdue him when his back was facing them and his arms were raised? Wouldn’t that have allowed them to restrain Cpl. Ragos without firing a shot?
5. Were the police officers aware that Cpl. Ragos was suffering from PTSD?
5. Were the police officers aware that Cpl. Ragos was suffering from PTSD?
