(INQUIRER Files)
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� The female police master sergeant who shot her husband dead in Pampanga may have had a 鈥渇amily problem,鈥� according to the Philippine National Police (PNP).
The husband was also a cop with the rank of police chief master sergeant
The spot report from the Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) said a witness heard a gunshot in the couple鈥檚 residence on Monday evening in a subdivision in Barangay Cuayan, Angeles City.
Afterwards, the dead body of the victim was seen on the ground.
鈥淎s to the motive (of the suspect)鈥� tinitingnan nila (referring to the police) ay may kinalaman sa personal na problema ng pamilya, particularly sa mag-asawa,鈥� PRO3 Regional Director and PNP Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo said.
Fajardo faced the media in a briefing in Camp Crame, Quezon City on Thursday.
(As to the motive鈥� the angle they鈥檙e looking is that this has something to do with a personal family problem, particularly with the couple. )
When pressed about rumors about the suspect having postpartum depression, Fajardo answered, 鈥淚sa yun sa tinitingnan.鈥�
(That鈥檚 also another angle they鈥檙e looking.)
鈥淏ase sa interview at investigation isinagawa ng Angeles Police Office na prior to the incident ay napapansin na diumano ng mga kasama sa opisina ng ating babaeng pulis na medyo balisa at may dinaramdam at tulala.鈥�
(Based on the interview and investigation done by the Angeles Police Office, prior to the incident, officemates of the wife would notice that she was anxious, not feeling well and staring into the void.)
After hearing the shooting incident, the witness reportedly went back to his home to call the authorities and then returned to the couple鈥檚 home.
鈥�(Referring to the witness) Doon nya nakita na yung baril ay hawak-hawak na nitong kanyang misis. Ang ginawa niya ay pinuntahan niya yung isang kapitbahay na pulis para humingi ng tulong,鈥� she said.
(That鈥檚 when the witness saw that the gun was being held by the wife. The witness then went to their neighbor, who was a police officer, to ask for help.)
The gun was secured while the suspect was taken into police custody.
The alleged assailant also underwent an inquest.
Meanwhile, the victim was rushed to a medical center in Angeles City. There, he was declared dead.
Initial physical examination found gunshot wounds on the back of the his head and the upper portion of his forehead.
PRO3 confirmed that the firearm recovered at the scene was the suspect鈥檚 issued weapon.
Police are getting the results of a ballistics examination to establish if it was the same gun used to kill the owner, who was the victim.
The couple had three children who are currently under the care of the victim鈥檚 sibling, who is a police lieutenant colonel.
The eldest of the kids is 11-years-old while the youngest is two.
鈥淢edyo mabigat ito, so humihingi ng pang-unawa yung pamilya ng magkabilang partido na hangga鈥檛 maaari ay itahimik na lamang ang pag-iimbestiga,鈥� Fajardo said.
(This is rather heavy, so the families of both sides are seeking understanding that, as much as possible, the investigation is to be kept low profile.)
鈥淲e want to assure yung family ng namatay na pulis na wala tayong pagtatakpan dito at gumugulong yung imbestigasyon at papapanagutin natin kung sino ang maysala,鈥� Fajardo said.
(We want to assure the family of the police killed that we will not cover for anyone in this case, and that the investigation is ongoing, and that we will hold accountable whoever committed the wrongdoing.)