Welinton de Aguiar Mendonça, 40 years old, candidate for councilor for the PSB, was shot dead on Monday night (2) in Tanguá, metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro.
Welinton Mendonça was known in the municipality where he was a candidate as “Welinton do Uber”.
According to the Military Police, agents were called to respond to a homicide and found the victim inside a Voyage vehicle.
The area was preserved for the expert analysis, and the case was forwarded to the 70th Police Station.
The investigation is being carried out by the Homicide Division of Niterói, São Gonçalo and Itaboraí (DHNSG).
According to the Civil Police, agents are hearing witnesses and searching for security camera footage to identify those responsible and clarify the motive for the crime.
*Under supervision of Bruno Laforé
This content was originally published in Candidate for city councilor is shot dead in RJ on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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