Cop held for shooting 2 men
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — A police officer was detained after he allegedly shot dead a construction worker and wounded the victim’s father in Pulupandan, Negros Occidental on Christmas Day.
The 21-year-old victim was declared dead on arrival at the Valladolid District Hospital, where his father was also taken for treatment.
Reports said Cpl. Armin Alanza, 36, a member of the 604th Maneuver Company of the Western Visayas police, and the victims figured in a spat in a shop in Barangay Canjusa.
Police said Alanza drew his service pistol and allegedly shot the victims, killing one of them.
Alanza suffered an injury in the head after the victim’s father hit him during the commotion, reports said.
The Western Visayas police assured the family of the victims that a thorough and impartial investigation would be conducted on the case.
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