CAMP OLIVAS, July 17 -- A 42-year-old village captain from Lubao, Pampanga was arrested in a hot-pursuit operation Friday, less than 12 hours after he allegedly shot a truck driver following a road altercation.

In a statement, the Police Regional Office-Central Luzon (PRO-3) said the shooting occurred around 1:20 a.m. along JASA Road in Barangay San Antonio, Guagua.

The victim, 28, sustained a gunshot wound to his right leg and was brought to a hospital.

Investigators reviewed closed-circuit television footage, conducted vehicle tracing and coordinated with the Lubao Municipal Police Station and neighboring police units.

The operation led to the arrest of the suspect in Barangay Sta. Maria, Lubao before noon.

Police recovered the sus...