• GILBERT P. BAYORAN
A police officer allegedly shot himself after killing his live-in partner in Barangay Saguabanwa, Valladolid, Negros Occidental Thursday night.
A certain Larry, with a rank of master sergeant, and his partner, a 33-year-old widow, were both declared dead on arrival at the Valladolid District Hospital, the police said.
Initial investigation of the Valladolid Police Station showed the 40-year-old police officer and his partner figured in a heated argument.
According to the police report, the policeman used his service firearm in shooting his partner several times, resulting in a fatal wound in her head.
He then proceeded to also shoot himself and succumbed to wounds in the lower chin and right temple.
A caliber 9mm pistol with a magazine containing nine ammunition, three bullet shells and three slugs, and a cellular phone were recovered at the scene of incident. | GB
