COTABATO CITY—A nurse survived an assassination on a busy street here on Tuesday (Oct. 20).
Capt. Rustom Pastolero, of the city police, said Gino R. Guerrero, 30, of the Cotabato Regional and Medical Center, was driving his car on San Isidro Street, Rosary Heights 10 village, when a motorcycle with two men approached.
As Guerrero neared a gas station, one of the men opened fire, shattering the car’s windshield.
Pastolero said that Guerrero’s vehicle had at least seven bullet holes. Shells of .45 caliber bullets were found in the crime scene.
Guerrero was unharmed, surprising investigators. “He luckily survived unharmed,” said Pastolero.
Police are now investigating the motive for the attack and determining the identities of the assailants.