Police killed two suspected carjackers in an encounter in Quezon City, before dawn Friday.

Superintendent Marcelino Pedroso, chief of the city police's intelligence division, said the car thieves were spotted by police driving a carjacked vehicle along Mindanao Avenue.

Pedroso said Dr. Angelito Lacaba said he had just parked his car in front of a convenience store in Project 8 when two gunmen forcibly took his vehicle.

The doctor was able to immediately report the carjacking incident to the police, which prompted to a city-wide police alert.

Pedroso said the suspected carjackers died after policemen fired back at them.

The police official said another car, a Toyota Vios, owned by a policewoman was also stolen while parked in front of a restaurant along West Avenue on Thursday night.

He said the Quezon City police force is currently on a heightened alert status against car thieves. He said they are expecting car theft cases to rise as the Holiday Season approaches. With a report from Doland Castro, ABS-CBN News