BACOLOD CITY – A jealous policeman allegedly gunned down his colleague in Barangay Tangub, Bacolod City on Friday, May 31.
POLICE Col. Noel Aliño, Bacolod City police director visited the arrested suspect at the custodial facility of Police Station 8. (Photo courtesy of BCPO)
The victim was identified as Police Staff Sgt. Jotham Arrem Tuto, 31, of Sagay City, Negros Occidental, assigned to the Mobile Patrol Unit (MPU) of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO).
The suspect identified as Police Patrolman Alvin Rios allegedly shot the victim using his service firearm when he saw him and his former live-in partner inside the bedroom of their house.
Police Major Eugene Tolentino, head of Police Station 8, said the victim tried to pacify the suspect, but the suspect still shot him. The victim was rushed to a hospital where he was declared dead.
Recovered from the crime scene were a .9mm caliber pistol, two fired cartridges, and four magazines with live ammunition.
The 26-year-old suspect from Antique, and his former live-in partner has a six-month-old son, according to the police.
The suspect, who was assigned to the 1st Mobile Force Company of Iloilo Provincial Police Office (IPPO), is now under police custody.
Tolentino said they are preparing murder charges against the suspect.