Cop kills lover in accidental shooting

Manila, Philippines -  A policeman killed his lover by accident in their home in Barangay Old Balara, Quezon City Friday morning.

Makati policeman Police Officer 3 Arsenio Gardon told investigators he was preparing to go to work when his service firearm, a 9mm Beretta handgun, went off as he was unloading it.

The bullet went through the ceiling of the ground floor and hit Nenita Fernan, 33, who was sleeping in their bedroom on the second floor.

Investigator PO3 Loreto Tigno said Fernan suffered a fatal gunshot wound in the abdomen. Gardon had rushed Fernan to the East Avenue Medical Center, but she was declared dead on arrival.