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The candidate for councilor for the Liberal Party (PL), José Cláudio Castro de Souza, was persecuted and killed with eight shots on Friday night (13), while he was in front of his house in Correntina, which is in the western region . of Bahia. Until Saturday morning (14), no one had been arrested for the crime.
He was 50 years old. According to delegate Elyvisson Rodrigo, witnesses said the candidate was sitting on the sidewalk when two people arrived on a motorcycle and shot him.
José Cláudio ran to enter the residence, but was chased by the couple and shot. The police are investigating the motive for the murder. The main line of investigation is that the crime could have been ordered.
The only possibility ruled out by the delegate, until the publication of this report, was robbery -which is when a person is robbed and killed in the action-, since José Cláudio’s wallet was found with R $ 730 reais and no his house. it was stolen.
Still, according to the delegate, the men used weapons of three different calibers to kill the victim, which may characterize the execution. A police officer who lives next to the candidate’s house heard the shots and even exchanged shots with the suspects. Police do not have details of any other injured in the action.
This morning, the police returned to the crime scene to conduct an investigation and hear from other witnesses in the case. There are still no details about the burial of José Cláudio. His body is in the Technical Police Department (DPT) of Santa Maria da Vitória, which is next to Correntina.
The delegate reported that the candidate worked with the sale and resale of vehicles. The Liberal Party has not yet ruled on the death of José Cláudio.
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Candidate for councilor is pursued by armed men and shot dead in Bahia – Photo: Playback / Divulgacand-TSE
