LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines鈥擳wo brothers were shot and wounded by a policeman following a heated argument over a traffic incident on Rizal Street, Barangay (village) Em鈥檚 Barrio, in this city on Sunday night.
Senior Superintendent Marlo Meneses, Albay police director, said their initial investigation showed that Senior Police Officer 4 Jose Pabilonia, who was in civilian clothes, was on board his motorcycle at around 7:45 p.m. when he figured in a traffic accident with an Isuzu Crosswind boarded by Peralta brothers Jose, 58, and Allan, 51, both residents of Em鈥檚 Barrio located along the city鈥檚 downtown area.
At the height of their argument, the policeman drew out his service gun, a 9mm Barreta, and shot the brothers who were both inside the vehicle, according to Meneses.
The victims were immediately rushed by bystanders to the government-run Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital, located in this city, for treatment.
Meneses said Abilonia voluntarily surrendered at the Legazpi City Police Station after the incident.
Abilonia is assigned at the regional logistics and research development division of the Bicol Regional Police Office based in Camp Simeon Ola in this city.
鈥淭he incident is still under investigation. Until now we still don鈥檛 have the details on the wounds sustained by the victims,鈥� Meneses said in a phone interview. TVJ