A POLICE official shot dead his 31-year-old girlfriend before turning the gun on himself inside the police community precinct in Barangay Bulacao, Talisay City on Tuesday morning, Oct. 20, 2020.

Police Lt. Praxilo Alviso, 50, deputy commander of Talisay City's Bulacao precinct, reportedly shot his girlfriend, Vernice Cardeno, inside his office at around 10 a.m.

After shooting Cardeno, Alviso then turned his service firearm on himself. Both Alviso and Cardeno were brought to the Talisay District Hospital by emergency responders but they both died upon arrival.

Local police are still investigating the incident./BBT