DAGUPAN CITY– A murder suspect, tagged as the most wanted man in the Ilocos Region, was killed on Monday (May 8) when he grappled for the service firearm of a policeman who was escorting him to the La Union police office in San Fernando City. Salvador Marzan Sr. was “accidentally shot” in the head, when the policeman’s service firearm went off during the scuffle, Chief Insp. Silverio Ordinario Jr., La Union police spokesperson, said. Marzan, also known as “Amang,” was arrested for murder at his house in Barangay (village) San Jose in Sudipen town in La Union province, Ordinario said. Marzan was pronounced dead on arrival by a doctor of the Bacnotan District Hospital.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 08, 2017 19:30 UTC