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LUCENA CITY — A 57-year-old man allegedly shot and killed himself on Tuesday night after a heated argument with his wife in Candelaria town in Quezon province.
Candelaria police reported on Wednesday, July 20, that Marcelino Abdon, a laborer, and his wife, Gemma, were arguing inside their house in Barangay San Andres at 6:40 p.m.
Suddenly, Abdon pulled out a caliber .38 pistol, placed the barrel inside his mouth, and pulled the trigger. He died on the spot.
Lieutenant Colonel Bryian Merino, Candelaria police chief, said in a phone interview Wednesday morning that the couple “were arguing over a family problem.” He did not elaborate.
Merino said the fatality had no government license and permit for the firearm.
The police recorded the incident as a “suicide.”
The body of the fatality will be subjected to post-mortem examination and autopsy to determine the cause of his death.