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QCPD relieves 6 cops over Welcome Rotonda road rage incident

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<p>MANILA - The Quezon City Police District said Tuesday it relieved six of its officers from their posts over a road rage incident in the city that went viral on social media last month.</p><p>The QCPD said in a statement this is to &quot;give way to a fair and impartial investigation being conducted and to determine possible lapses in handling the investigation&quot; into the incident.</p><p>According to the police district, three officers from Galas Police Station and three others from from the District Traffic Enforcement Unit were relieved.</p><p>Wilfredo Gonzales, a former cop, was caught on video getting off a red sedan to confront and hit a cyclist in the head before cocking a gun at him near Welcome Rotonda in Quezon City.</p><p>The Land Transportation Office issued a show cause order against him and he would later surrender to QCPD, where he previously served as a police officer.</p><p>Gonzales, who had 20 years in service as a cop before his retirement in 2016, was dismissed by the Office of the Ombudsman in 2017 due to grave misconduct after he also whipped out a gun during an altercation.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/30/23/gun-toting-ex-cop-in-viral-video-was-supreme-court-employee">Gun-toting ex-cop in viral video was Supreme Court employee: SC</a></li></ul><p>Late last week, QCPD Director Nicolas Torre III stepped down from his post after holding a press conference with Gonzales.</p><p>Lawyer Raymond Fortun, meanwhile, filed a case against 3 personnel of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) over their alleged failure to protect the cyclist who figured in a viral altercation with a gun-toting former policeman. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/03/23/3-qc-cops-face-raps-for-failing-to-protect-biker-in-viral-road-rage">3 QC cops face raps for allegedly failing to protect biker in viral road rage</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/G2WL-1uxSyE?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

According to the police district, three officers from Galas Police Station and three others from from the District Traffic Enforcement Unit were relieved.