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PNP dismisses cop over death of Valenzuela teen with special needs

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="The family of slain teen with special needs Edwin Arnigo adorns his casket with his awards as an athlete, May 26, 2021. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/05/26/20210526-edwin-arnigo-wake-md-4.jpg"/><figcaption>The family of slain teen with special needs Edwin Arnigo adorns his casket with his awards as an athlete, May 26, 2021. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA— The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Tuesday it approved the dismissal of a Valenzuela City cop over the death of a teenager with autism in an operation last May.</p><p>&quot;I have signed the order for the dismissal from the service of [Police Senior Master Sergeant Christopher] Salcedo for grave misconduct and less grave irregularity in the performance of duty,&quot; PNP Chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said in a statement.</p><p>Salcedo was administratively charged for the death of 18-year-old Edwin Arnigo, who was shot in an anti-illegal gambling (tupada) operation in Valenzuela last May 23.</p><p>Police claimed Arnigo tried to snatch a gun, which led to the &quot;accidental shooting,&quot; but a witness said Salcedo grabbed Arnigo before shooting him.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/22/21/shot-stripped-mom-of-autistic-teen-shot-by-cop-denies-it-was-accidental-shooting">Shot, stripped: Mom of autistic teen shot by cop denies it was &#x27;accidental shooting&#x27;</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/05/27/21/binatilyong-may-autism-di-nang-agaw-ng-baril-ng-pulis-testigo">Binatilyong may autism di nang-agaw ng baril ng pulis: testigo</a></li></ul><p>In dismissing Salcedo, Eleazar considered &quot;several factors that aggravated his offense including violation of the Police Operational Procedure as well as the fact that the teenager was a person with special needs.&quot;</p><p>Eleazar said Arnigo should not have been arrested by Valenzuela cops because he was not even involved in the &quot;tupada.&quot; </p><p>&quot;Being a person with autism spectrum disorder, he could not have knowingly taken part in the illegal gambling activity,&quot; he said.</p><p>The PNP, meanwhile, dropped administrative cases against 4 other Valenzuela cops who took part in the operation due to lack of &quot;substantive evidence,&quot; Eleazar said.</p><p>The National Bureau of Investigation is still conducting a probe for the filing of a criminal complaint against Salcedo.</p><p>Prior to the dismissal, the PNP Internal Affairs Service placed Salcedo under a 40-day suspension.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/08/31/21/40-day-suspension-sa-pulis-na-bumaril-sa-binatilyong-may-autism">40-day suspension ipinataw sa pulis na bumaril sa binatilyong may autism</a></li></ul><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1694165" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

The Philippine National Police said Tuesday it approved the dismissal of a Valenzuela City cop who shot dead a teenager with autism in an operation last May.