BACOLOD CITY – A 28-year-old policeman was seriously wounded in an accidental shooting incident in Barangay Rizal, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, July 21.
Police Capt. Honey Labaro, deputy chief of the San Carlos City Police Station, said the victim dropped by the house of his girlfriend after the end of his duty at the police station.
Labaro said the police officer transferred his Glock 17 9mm caliber pistol tucked in his waist to his sling bag. However, he dropped the gun while moving it to his bag.
His girlfriend handed over the firearm to the victim but when he was about to put it in his bag, it hit his right jaw and accidentally pulled the trigger.
The victim was shot in the right jaw and was taken to a hospital. He underwent a surgery after he was transferred to a hospital here.
Labaro said the victim is currently under observation at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital.