A politician fatally shot his own friend during a high-stakes card game, reports state.
CCTV footage shows Fredi Britos Figueredo furiously wagging his finger at Valentín Gómez Zaracho before walking away.
Valentín is then seen picking up a wad of cash from the table and tucking it into his pocket.
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As the other men started to leave, Britos reportedly pulled a handgun and fired several times at close range.
Valentín, 39, then lay slumped onto the patio, twitching, as Britos calmly walked off, as reported by NeedToKnow.
The horror unfolded at Valentín’s home in Curuguaty, in Paraguay’s Canindeyú department, in the early hours of Monday (2 Feb).
The argument is said to have erupted over a £33,100 (300m PYG) bet on a game of Truco Paraguayo.
Witnesses claim Britos, 49, accused Valentín of cheating before grabbing a gun from one of the other players and opening fire.
Valentín was rushed to a local hospital and underwent emergency surgery for at least four gunshot wounds, but doctors were unable to save him.
Britos fled immediately after the shooting. Police later seized his pick-up truck, which had been abandoned on a rural road.
He is reportedly a departmental councillor and a pre-candidate for mayor of Yby Pytá for the conservative Colorado Party.
Valentín worked as a foreman for the former footballer and current national secretary of sports César Ramírez.
Ramírez paid tribute online: “Farewell, my dear friend and colleague Vale. Twenty years working together has left a huge void in our hearts.”
A large-scale search operation is now underway to track down Britos.
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