BACOLOD CITY – A barangay tanod or watchman allegedly gunned down the wife of his brother-in-law in Barangay 10, Victorias City, Negros Occidental after she refused to lend him money last Tuesday, April 16.
Police Capt. Genus David, deputy chief of the Victorias City Police Station, said that 54-year-old Joselito Salioc surrendered to them after surviving a bullet wound when he attempted to kill himself after the incident.
A 54-year-old barangay tanod allegedly killed the wife of his brother-in-law after she refused to lend him money on April 16 in Barangay 10, Victorias City, Negros Occidental. (Screengrab from the video of Victorias City Police Station)
Salioc told police that he got irked when the victim, 58-year-old Emily Lorega, uttered unkind words to him while they were arguing about money.
David said the suspect, who was drunk and armed with a .357 caliber revolver, went to the victim’s house on Tuesday night and asked the victim if he could borrow money.
However, the victim refused, triggering a heated argument, until the suspect drew the gun and shot the victim in the chest.
David said that Salioc shot himself before fleeing. He hid in a sugarcane field and treated his wound before heading to his relatives in Kabankalan City.
Salioc contacted his wife about his plan to surrender. She coordinated with barangay officials and the police until the suspect was fetched in Kabankalan City late Thursday afternoon.
Murder charges were filed against Salioc on Friday, April 19.
David said the suspect was subjected to medical examination before he was detained at the police station.