Gunmen kill traffic enforcer facing homicide rap in Bulacan

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STA. MARIA, Bulacan — A traffic enforcer facing homicide charges was shot dead by unidentified assailants on a motorcycle in Barangay Caypombo this town on Thursday (July 29), police said.

Col. Esmael Conde Gauna, Sta. Maria police chief, said the fatality, identified as Mario Domingo, was sitting in front of a laundry shop at about 3:30 p.m. while taking a break from his post when the gunmen approached and shot him

Several empty shells for a .45-caliber pistol were recovered by the police from the crime scene.

Gauna told the Inquirer that Domingo was out on bail since July 13. The traffic enforcer was previously charged with homicide after a vendor he handcuffed and tried arresting on July 4 died of a heart attack.