Bohol cop shoots cop in station; is shot dead by fellow cops

SIKATUNA, Bohol — A policeman was killed on Monday by fellow officers after he shot and wounded a fellow policeman inside the police station here.

Insp. Erenieto Polestico Feniza, Sikatuna police chief, said SPO2 Fidel Malig-on, Sikatuna police investigator, was cooking in the kitchen inside the station at about 9 a.m. when PO2 Marlon Balbiran, a tourist police at the tarsier sanctuary in Corella town, arrived and shot him in the stomach.

When the other policemen on duty heard the gunshot, they rushed to the kitchen and was met by Balbiran pointing his 9mm pistol at them.

One of the responding lawmen, P03 Noel Felicia, shot Balbiran in the head. Balbiran was brought to the hospital but was declared dead on arrival.

Malig-on remained in critical condition, according to Feniza.

Malig-on and Balbiran were both residents of Barangay Oy in Loboc town.

Feniza said he believed personal grudge was the motive behind the shooting.

He also said witnesses quoted Balbiran as telling Malig-on “Why did you embarrass my family” before shooting him.

Supt. Dennis Agustin, Bohol police provincial director, said he was saddened by the incident. “I cried. What happened to my men saddened me especially it happened just after Christmas and before New Year,” he said.

“I always remind my men to keep calm especially when they are bringing their guns,” he added.