Four people shot dead in an occupied house in Cacheado, Petrolina
The crime shows signs of an execution; one victim reportedly took about 20 shots and no one had been arrested at the time of publication.
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Three men and a woman were shot dead on Monday night (2) in an occupied area of the Cacheado neighborhood, in Petrolina, in Pernambuco's Sertão, g1 reported. No one has been arrested.
According to the Civil Police, the victims were between 33 and 41. Three were identified: José Samuel Pereira Machado, 33; Adriana Rodrigues do Nascimento, 34; and José Elielson Ferreira da Silva, 37. The identity of the fourth man had not been confirmed by the Legal Medicine Institute. None of the identified victims had been in the prison system or had a criminal record.
Armed men broke into the site and opened fire. At least one victim tried to flee running into the street, but died. Forensic experts collected .38 and 9 mm casings. The crime shows signs of an execution, with one victim hit by about 20 shots.
Police are investigating whether the property was used as a drug-use spot. The bodies were taken to the IML (forensic institute) on Tuesday (3).