• GILBERT P. BAYORAN
A policeman has been placed under the custody of the Philippine National Police after he allegedly shot his wife in Barangay Ayungon, Valladolid, Negros Occidental Tuesday night, Jan. 11.
The victim, a 37-year-old teacher, suffered an injury in her upper right arm, according to the initial investigation of Valladolid Municipal Police Station.
Before the incident, the 33-year-old police officer, who is assigned outside of Negros Occidental, figured in a heated argument with his wife.
According to the investigation, the suspect then took his service firearm and fired at the victim, who is now being treated at the Don Salvador Benedicto Memorial District Hospital in La Carlota City.
She is now in a stable condition, according to the police.
The suspect’s firearm is also in police custody. | GB
