A MILITIAMAN shot his wife in the midst of verbal altercation in Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported on Saturday, December 29.

Chief Inspector Helen Galvez, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula information officer said the incident happened at 12:30 a.m. on Friday, December 28, in Sitio Samalan in the village of Balanagan, Dimataling, Zamboanga Del Sur.

Galvez identified the victim as Emily Calibo, 31, who was allegedly shot by her militiaman-husband, Jomar, 32.

Galvez said investigation showed the couple were walking home coming from a disco party when a heated altercation ensued between them.

She said that Jomar shot Emily with the use of .9-mm pistol when they reached the vicinity of the residence of his in-laws.

She said Emily was hit in the left leg and was rushed to the hospital in Dinas, an adjacent town of Dimataling, while Jomar voluntarily surrendered to the police.