In São Bento, the incident was reported at around 10 am, in the Aeroporto neighborhood, inside a fruit shop. The victim was identified as Raimundo Nonato Sousa Júnior, popularly known as Júnior. A video shared on social media shows the exact moment of the execution, and a woman who was talking to him was not injured.
An armed man arrives at the commercial establishment where the victim works and shoots eight times. The perpetrator then runs off to another individual who is waiting for him near the establishment on a red Honda Titan motorcycle, and they head towards the city of Pinheiro, on the MA-014 highway. The police are investigating the involvement of criminal factions in the crime.