Negros police officer dies in accidental firearm discharge

BACOLOD CITY — A 27-year-old Police Non-Commissioned Officer (PNCO) died after his firearm was accidentally discharged at 12:30 a.m. on Friday in Barangay Caranoche, Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental. According to an initial investigation by the Santa Catalina Municipal Police Station, personnel responded to the scene after a concerned citizen reported the incident. Witness accounts indicate