A disturbing video showed the moment a councilman was shot to death in front of his home in Brazil.
Marcos de Araujo, 57, and a woman had their backs turned to the killers and were talking to his mother-in-law, Marina Maia, 75, when two gunmen ran up and opened fire on Thursday night.
The lawmaker was shot at least four times by one of the assailants as the woman sitting next to him carrying a dog ran for cover.
The assailant’s accomplice ran over and fired multiple shots at de Araujo while Maia remained in her chair and covered her head from the flying bullets.
De Araujo, who was shot nine times, was confirmed dead at the scene.
Maia was shot in the buttocks and her back. She was rushed to a local hospital. Her medical condition is unknown.
The suspects fled on a motorcycle and were still on the run as of Friday morning.
De Araujo was born in the northeastern city of Tabuleiro do Norte and was reelected to a fourth term to the municipality’s council in October.
Marcos de Araujo (bottom right), a councilman for the northeast Brazilian city of Tabuleiro do Norte, was shot dead in front of his home on Thursday night. The 58-year-old lawmaker’s mother-in-law, Marina Maia, 75, was shot twice and survived
Marcos de Araujo was reelected to a fourth term as city councilman in Tabuleiro do Norte, a municipality in the northeastern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte
De Araujo also served as the president of the city’s chamber of commerce.
The Tabuleiro do Norte city hall announced three days of mourning.
De Araujo’s murder comes four months after Francisco de Oliveira, the mayor of the northeast city of João Dias, and his father were gunned down.
De Oliveira, who was seeking reelection, was making stops at the homes of voters the morning of August 27 when the gunmen got out of two vehicles and opened fired.
The mayor’s security guard was wounded and survived.
De Oliveira’s father, Sandi de Oliveira, 58, was died at the scene.
The mayor, who was shot 11 times, was taken to a local medical facility, where he died.
Multiple people linked to the killings were arrest Friday morning, the Rio Grande do Norte Civil Police revealed.
The former mayor and a councilwoman are being sought by authorities and are on the run.
De Araujo’s shooting comes a day after gunmen killed Maurício Gonçalves, who was identified as the brother-in-law of Real Madrid striker Endrick’s sister.
