A motorbike influencer was executed with nine shots on a bar terrace in broad daylight.
Cauã Eduardo Custódio Fernandes, known online for performing daring motorcycle stunts, was gunned down while socialising with a group of pals.
The 20-year-old, widely known online as Cauã do Grau, was reportedly blasted nine times while two friends aged 21 and 27 were wounded with non-life-threatening injuries.
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The alleged assassination took place in the city of Sete Lagoas, Brazil, on Saturday (20 Jun).
CCTV footage showed a light-coloured Fiat Argo slowing down in front of the bar terrace.
The vehicle briefly reversed before a hooded gunman in black exited the passenger side armed with a 9mm pistol.
He then walked up behind the victim and apparently fired multiple times.
Cauã, seated with his back to the street, was hit by all nine rounds and died at the scene.
Chaos erupted as chairs and tables were overturned in panic.
The shooter retreated backwards while still firing and then jumped in the getaway car before speeding off.
The police are treating the killing as a targeted execution, likely linked to disputes between rival drug gangs, as reported by Need To Know.
Relatives told the police that the suspects may be connected to the nearby Belo Vale area.
Cauã had two prior arrests for drug trafficking and had posted content alluding to the Comando Vermelho criminal organisation.
His social media content, which mixed bike stunts with occasional gang symbolism, is being examined as a possible factor that drew unwanted attention.
The police have arrested three suspects in connection with the shooting.
A 42-year-old man was detained for receiving the Fiat Argo used in the attack.
A 20-year-old was arrested for sheltering the suspected killers and indicating where the murder weapon was hidden.
A 24-year-old man confessed to concealing the gun.
The two direct perpetrators – the hooded gunman and the driver – have been identified by the police but currently remain at large.
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