A policeman was badly hurt due to gunshot wounds after a gunfight with a tabloid reporter. Police officer 3 Arthur Martinez was rushed to the hospital with gunshot wounds in the chest, arms and feet after being shot by Journalist Jasper Barcelon.
Initial investigation showed that the gunfight started when the reporter’s brother approached aggressively a man who was urinating on their gate then the police officer approached them. The man urinating on their gate and the policemen were both attending a wake beside Barcelon’s home.
According to neighbors of Barcelon and other bystanders, it was Barcelon who started the gunfight.
“Ang sabi niya wala akong pakialam kahit mga pulis kayo. Pinaputukan niya. Yun tumba agad siyempre,” Randy Cagoma, Barcelon’s neighbor said.
The policeman that Cagoma was referring to was PO3 Martinez.
Buti hindi yung manoy nya ang binaril.