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Man shot dead after traffic dispute in Rio de Janeiro
A traffic dispute in Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro, ended in a fatal shooting after a collision between a car and an electric vehicle.
The 30-year-old man riding the electric vehicle hit the car, and the two drivers argued.
After the argument, the man went back along the road, and the car followed him; he was shot and died at the scene.
The electric vehicle does not require a driving licence, plate or registration in Brazil.
Police suspect 39-year-old Maicon Cosme Pereira de Souza, who has not been found, and a court has ordered his temporary arrest for 30 days.
Police seized a car and a 9 mm pistol as they searched for evidence, and the investigation is continuing.
A man was shot dead after a traffic dispute in Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro, on November 9, according to CNN Brasil.
Police identified the victim as Arthur Andrew Caetano Gonçalves, 30, and named Maicon Cosme Pereira de Souza, 39, as the suspect.
Investigators say Gonçalves’s electric vehicle hit Souza’s car, after which the two argued.
Gonçalves returned along the road and was followed by a car before being shot; he died at the scene.
Police did not find the suspect during an operation to arrest him and seized a vehicle and a 9 mm pistol.
- Who
- Arthur Andrew Caetano Gonçalves, 30, was killed. Police named Maicon Cosme Pereira de Souza, 39, as the suspect.
- What
- Gonçalves was shot dead after a traffic dispute.
- When
- November 9. The report gives conflicting weekdays for the police operation on November 10.
- Where
- Estrada dos Bandeirantes, in Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro.
- Why
- The shooting followed a dispute after Gonçalves’s electric vehicle hit a car driven by the suspect. The report does not state a further motive.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A traffic collision was followed by an argument and the fatal shooting of Gonçalves.
Police carried out an operation to arrest the suspect and search for evidence; the article gives conflicting weekdays for the operation.
Police seized a vehicle and a 9 mm pistol, but did not locate the suspect.
- Victim
- Arthur Andrew Caetano Gonçalves, 30
- Suspect
- Maicon Cosme Pereira de Souza, 39
- Location
- Estrada dos Bandeirantes, Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro
- Date of shooting
- November 9
- Weapon seized
- 9 mm pistol