A heated argument between two men recently in Barangay Mabigo, Canlaon City, Negros Oriental led to multiple injuries of one of them.
Police reports said Raul Laparan, of Sitio Angas in Barangay Mabigo, sustained three gunshot wounds after the suspect, Eleuterio Maglasang, also a resident, allegedly shot him.
Police investigation showed that the two engaged in a verbal argument that became heated, and Maglasang, shot Laparan with .45 caliber pistol.
The victim was rushed to the Canlaon District Hospital but was later transferred to another hospital in Dumaguete City.
Maglasang voluntarily surrendered and turned over a .45 caliber handgun with one magazine and a live round of ammunition.
The police recovered four spent shells of a .45 caliber pistol from the crime scene.
Maglasang is now detained and police are preparing a complaint against him.*JFP
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