• GILBERT P. BAYORAN
A policeman is now under police custody after he allegedly shot his wife on Tuesday night in Barangay Ayungon, Valladolid, Negros Occidental.
The victim, a 37-year-old teacher, suffered an injury on her upper right arm, according to the initial investigation of the Valladolid Police Station.
Prior to the shooting incident, the 33-year-old police officer, who is assigned outside Negros Occidental, figured in heated arguments with his wife.
The suspect, whose identity was withheld by the Valladolid Police Station, reportedly took his service firearm and fired at the victim, who is now being treated for her injury at the Don Salvador Benedicto Memorial District Hospital in La Carlota City.
She is currently in a stable condition, according to the police.
The suspect and the firearm used in the commission of the crime are currently in the custody of the Valladolid Police Station.*
