27-year-old police officer dies from accidental discharge while demonstrating a gun at a drinking session in Negros Oriental

27-year-old police officer dies from accidental discharge while demonstrating a gun at a drinking session in Negros Oriental

📌 At around 12:30 a.m. on Friday, November 13, a 27-year-old police officer who was drinking with acquaintances outside a house in Barangay Caranoche, Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental, was shot in the forehead and died when his handgun went off as he was showing how to use it. Police are treating it as an accidental discharge and are investigating how it happened.

■ What happened
· Police said he was a non-commissioned officer with the Regional Police Health and Administrative Support Unit (RPHAS) and was demonstrating how to draw and use a 9mm pistol (Digicast Negros)
· A witness alerted a housemate who was inside the house, and he was taken to Bayawan District Hospital but died there

■ Investigation and current status
· The Santa Catalina police station is investigating, and the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office is also working to confirm the exact circumstances
· The police office urged officers and licensed gun owners to follow safety rules and, in particular, not to take out or show firearms at drinking sessions

■ Notes for residents and travelers
· If someone pulls out a gun at a drinking session, leave the area right away
· Even at gatherings of friends, don't handle firearms or gather around to look at them

■ Sources
Digicast Negros (11/13), Inquirer (11/13)

■ Photos
· 1. Police examining the scene of the drinking session — Digicast Negros
· 2. Map showing the location of Negros Oriental — Inquirer