Five men have been shot dead and six others injured this Saturday in the city of Fortaleza (northeast of Brazil), after being attacked by a group of hooded men who have broken into the place where they were gathered celebrating Christmas, reported official sources.
The massacre took place at dawn on a soccer field in the Sapiranga neighborhood where, according to testimonies told to the Police, the suspects had dispersed hours before to various individuals and families that they fraternized in the streets of that community.
According to the authorities, the suspects have fled in a vehicle and two motorcycles after committing the crime and the injured have been rescued by residents of the place who transferred them to a nearby hospital.
Three detainees
So far, three people have been detained by the police and weapons that may have been used in the massacre have been seized.
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The police have indicated that the motives for the massacre are under investigation, but according to testimonies collected by the authorities, the crime could have been caused by a dispute between criminal groups in the regionas some of the victims had convictions on their record.
With this Saturday, they are seven massacres occurred in the state capital of Ceará this year -more than double the three that were registered in 2020-, crimes that have left a balance of 32 fatalities in 2021.
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