ROXAS City – A police officer here injured himself on the right foot and left hand when his service firearm, a .9mm, accidentally went off in his house in Barangay Milibili.
How the accident came about at around 7 p.m. remained unclear.
Police Chief Master Sergeant Domingo Deduro, 48, forgot to unload his gun, according to Police Lieutenant Colonel Ricardo Jomuad Jr., city police director.
Deduro was taken to the Capiz Emmanuel Hospital.
According to Police Lieutenant Colonel Joem Malong, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office 6, an investigation would be launched by the Regional Internal Affairs Service “if there’s negligence…”
“If he’s found guilty, he could be suspended,” said Malong./PN
