The retired policeman killed in an ambush in Marikina City had no enemies, Marikina Police said on Friday (May 28).
Col. Benliner Capili, Marikina City Police chief, said they were told by the common-law wife of Nomer Cardines that he had no enemies and was a good man.
“We are now having a difficult time determining the possible motive behind his death. His common-law wife said he had no enemies and he was a good man,” he said in a phone interview.
The police chief said Cardines and his common-law wife just moved to Marikina two weeks ago.
According to Capili, they learned that the victim was assigned to Quezon City, Muntinlupa, and Pateros when he was still an active police officer.
The 46-year-old victim availed of the optional retirement in 2020, he said.
Cardinez and his common-law wife were managing an eatery in Marikina City.
Based on an initial report by the Marikina Police, two still unidentified armed men approached Cardines while he was aboard his car on Captain Lorenzo Street in Barangay IVC, Marikina around 8:30 a.m., Thursday (May 27). They fired at the victim, hitting him several times in the body.
After the incident, the two assailants fled aboard two vehicles.
Seized at the crime scene were 18 spent shells from an M16 rifle, and two spent shells from a 9mm caliber.