A jail officer fatally shot two women before taking his own life using the same gun in Valenzuela City on Wednesday morning, March 13.
The suspect was identified as Mhel Manibale, a member of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP). He died from a self-inflicted bullet wound.
The victims, Lanie Bernardino, 55, and her daughter Mary Grace, 27, both succumbed to gunshot wounds in the head, police said.
Based on the police report, the incident occurred around 2:45 a.m. inside the victims’ residence on Navarette St. in Barangay Arkong Bato, Valenzuela City.
Police said the suspect had a heated argument with the victims regarding his relationship with another daughter of Lanie.
Manibale attempted to enter the house, but the victims intervened, prompting him to shoot them with a pistol.
Upon seeing the two women lifeless, Manibale turned the gun on himself, resulting in his death.
Authorities recovered five spent bullet case of a 9mm pistol at the scene of the incident.