A ROOKIE policeman shot dead a carpenter who allegedly tried to break into his house in barangay Casili, Consolacion town, northern Cebu.<\/p>\n
PO1 Marciano Verdida, 30, turned himself over to the Consolacion police station after the incident.<\/p>\n
Verdida is assigned as a jailer at the Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LLCPO).<\/p>\n
The victim, Roldan Gonzales, 42, died on the spot due to a gunshot wound in the back.<\/p>\n
Verdida told police that he noticed someone trying to detach the jalousie blades of a window past 11 p.m. Sunday.<\/p>\n
Verdida said he shouted \u201ckinsa na!\u201d but no one answered.<\/p>\n
The policeman then fired a shot.<\/p>\n
Gonzales was later found slumped near the door of the policeman’s house, PO2 Johnaskie Romero of the Consolacion police said.<\/p>\n
Verdida\u00a0 said Gonzales was his neighbor who had done some repair works in his house in the past.<\/p>\n
The policeman said he\u00a0 failed to recognize Gonzales at the time since the surroundings was dark.<\/p>\n
Verdida was unarmed when he surrendered to the town police station after the incident.<\/p>\n
Investigators later recovered a .45 caliber pistol with eight bullets outside the policeman’s house.<\/p>\n
Police said an investigation will be made to determine if the gun was the policeman’s service firearm.<\/p>\n
Police said the body was brought to the Maturan Funeral homes in Lilo-an town.<\/p>\n
Found in the pocket of Gonzales were two plastic packs believed to contain shabu, three hand-rolled tinfoil, a tooter and a disposable lighter, police said<\/p>\n
Homicide charges will be filed against the policeman.<\/p>\n
Senior Supt. Rey Lyndon Lawas, director of LLCPO, said Verdida has to prove in court that he acted in self-defense.<\/p>\n
Separate investigation will be made to find out if the policeman could be held administratively liable, Lawas said.\/with CNU Intern Allet Mary Teves<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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