Shot on New Year’s Eve during a funk dance held in Queimados, Baixada Fluminense, amateur football player Kauan Galdino Florêncio Pereira, 18, was brain dead. The information was confirmed by the Nova Iguaçu General Hospital on Friday afternoon (3). According to the hospital, brain death was confirmed last Thursday night (2) and the family was notified today.
According to information given to the police, . The case occurred in the São Simão community. The drug dealer was identified by the nickname “De Ferro” or “Iron Forehead”.
The player was taken to an Emergency Care Unit (UPA) in Queimados and then went to Nova Iguaçu General Hospital.
After the stomp, Kauan would have been taken to a criminal court that was held at the top of the hill. There, he received two shots, one of them in the head.
The Civil Police have already started investigations into the case. Now, the corporation is investigating whether the drug dealer was killed after the repercussions of the case.
