A woman who tried to save her husband from being shot by a drunk man was instead killed on Thursday in Tarlac.
The Tarlac police identified the victim as Susana Remigio, 59, of Purok 6, Brgy. Guevara, La Paz, Tarlac.
Suspect Alexander Esteban, 53, of Bgy. Guevara, La Paz, was later arrested by responding personnel of the La Paz police.
Initial investigation showed the suspect, armed with a gun an under the influence of liquor, was chasing Ricky Remigio when the victim intervened. She was instead shot by the suspect.
She was rushed to the La Paz Medicare Community Hospital but pronounced dead on arrival by the attending physician Dr. Jose Carlex C. Lazaga.