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Ezequiel Lopes Ferreira, 47, was shot dead on Wednesday night (9) inside his own residence, located at Rua Rui Lino 3, in Rio Branco. The crime occurred in front of his wheelchair wife and the couple’s daughter.
Case happened in the Rui Lino neighborhood, in Rio Branco/Photo: Contilnet
According to witnesses, two men arrived on the scene on a black motorcycle. The croup descended armed, broke into the house and fired six shots at Ezekiel. At least two shots hit the victim’s head and abdomen. Then the criminals fled the scene.
After the shots, friends of the victim tried to help him. It was removed from the interior of the house and placed on the sidewalk, while an advanced support ambulance from the Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu) was triggered. When the rescuers arrived, Ezekiel was already lifeless.
Military police from the 1st Battalion cordoned the area for the work of the expertise. Then they started searching in the region, but so far no suspect has been found. The victim’s body was collected and sent to the Forensic Medical Institute (IML) for usual exams.
The main suspicion is that the murder is related to the war between criminal factions in the capital.
The case will initially be investigated by the Civil Police Recent Team (EPE) and will later be passed on to the Homicide and Personnel Protection Police Station (DHPP).
