The initial investigation showed that another traffic enforcer, Joey de Chavez, earlier tried to flag down Bagindulo for obstructing traffic at the corner of Edsa and Roxas Boulevard around 4:30 p.m. of March 22.
But instead of stopping for De Chavez, Bagindulo shouted that he was “a general’s nephew” and sped off toward the Edsa-F.B. Harrison area. Lunas, who saw what happened while on a motorbike nearby, chased the Innova.
The suspect drew a pistol and fired at Lunas near the Al Nur Mosque on Park Avenue, hitting him in the head, chest and armpit. The 46-year-old Lunas died on the spot.