BACOLOD CITY – A drunk police officer was arrested after he allegedly shot and wounded his wife inside their house in Barangay Ayungon, Valladolid, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Feb. 11.
Police Capt. Bonifacio Galvez Jr., deputy chief of the Valladolid Municipal Police Station, said the 33-year-old suspect, assigned to the Malay Municipal Police Station in Aklan province, was on vacation after his 37-year-old wife recently gave birth to their third child.
The suspect with the rank of corporal entered their room after a drinking session with his father-in-law shortly before 12 midnight and took his 9mm Glock 17 service firearm and shot his wife who was wounded in the right upper arm.
The victim, an elementary teacher, sought help from nearby relatives who reported the incident to the police who arrested the suspect in their house.
Police recovered a fired bullet and the gun. The victim is recuperating in a hospital here.
Galvez said that the couple had no previous altercations and the suspect was remorseful for shooting his wife.
The suspect is facing cases for frustrated parricide and violating Republic Act 9262 or the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004.