TWO policemen were injured in gun scuffle during a village fiesta celebration in Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte Monday night, the police said Tuesday, December 13.
Zamboanga del Norte Police Office Director Edwin Wagan said the incident happened around 10:30 p.m. Monday in the village of Napo, Dapitan City.
Wagan identified the wounded policemen as Police Officer 1 (PO1) Romer Ruiz and PO2 Ronan Quizo.
Investigation showed the two policemen were detailed in Napo village to provide security during a fiesta disco at the village basketball court.
A commotion ensued during the disco, prompting Ruiz to pacify the situation, but two men - Gildo Alon and Gilbert Taruc - blocked and argued with Ruiz.
Charlie Baroy, 29, a companion of Alon and Taruc, suddenly stood up and shot Ruiz but missed, prompting Quizo to assist his buddy.
The two policemen were injured when Baroy managed to squeeze the gun's trigger when a scuffle for gun possession ensued.
He said the two policemen were rushed to a hospital for treatment while Baroy along with a female companion, Juliet Ramones, escaped towards the city proper aboard a motorcycle driven by a certain Jun Samson.
Baroy and Ramones were arrested in a pursuit operation around 3 a.m. Tuesday in Larayan village, Dapitan City.
Wagan said the police seized a loaded gun and a sachet of suspected crystal meth (shabu) from the suspects. (Bong Garcia/Sunnex)