A Puerto Rico policeman fatally shot two high-ranking officers and a policewoman on Monday following an argument at the station where they worked, authorities said. He was immediately placed under arrest.
The suspect, identified as officer Guarionex Candelario, held a female lieutenant, a male commander and a policewoman hostage in an office before he killed them, police spokeswoman Mayra Ayala told The Associated Press.
The shooting occurred at the police headquarters in the southern coastal city of Ponce, Puerto Rico's second-largest municipality. Authorities evacuated the station to investigate threats of a possible explosive device in the suspect's car. There was no immediate word on whether anything was found.
The suspect worked in the anti-drug division and had been arrested. Officers at the scene told reporters that the victims include Lt. Luz Soto Segarra and Cmdr. Frank Roman, both 49. Soto's husband was also a police lieutenant, said Jose Cruz Martinez, vice-president of the Puerto Rican Police Union. Cont.
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