CEBU Provincial Police Office Director Manuel Javier Abrugena has ordered Daanbantayan Police Station Chief Adrian Nalua to look for the firearm that went off when Daanbantayan Mayor Vicente Loot accidentally pulled its trigger.
The firearm would form part of the investigation, said Abrugena.
He said Loot was prohibited from carrying firearms after he was tagged as drug protector by President Rodrigo Duterte.
Loot's supervisory power over the local police was stripped from him by the National Police Commission.
Lawyer Russel Pernites, Loot's spokesperson, said the incident on Wednesday night, May 30, was accidental.
Loot did not see the firearm as it was already dark.
Pernites said the mayor has no knowledge about the firearm.
Nalua's team failed to recover the gun as they were informed after Loot had arrived in Daanbantayan District Hospital. (KAL/VoxPop Cebu)