Jun Torres

Female security officer hurt in accidental firing

A female security officer at the capitol here was accidentally shot in the arm last Monday (June 16) by, of all people, a police officer who was unloading his firearm as a security measure. Police identified the owner of the gun as PO1 Javier Ramos II y Brian, assigned at the 309th Police Mobile Group. The victim, identified as Emelita Natividad, female security employee, was shot in the arm by a stray bullet which was fired from the gun of Ramos. She was taken to the Premiere General Hospital in Cabanatuan City and was reportedly in “stable condition.” The police said Ramos was at the capitol to transact “official business.” He was “unloading his firearm, an Armscor 9mm pistol, underneath a table pointed downward as a measure for gun safety before entering said office” when it went off. The shooting occurred in the office of Lorenzo Umali, chief of the provincial security division. Javier was placed in the custody of Superintendent Nelson Sulit of 309th Police Mobile Group based in Bongabon, Nueva Ecija. an investigation is being conducted to determine the liability of the police officer. Police said this is the second case of accidental shooting in the capitol that involved a member of the civilian security unit.