Brazilian turtle breeders shot dead along with teenage daughter
Activists mourn deaths in Amazon state of Pará as b odies of José Gomes, Márcia Nunes Lisboa and their daughter found by son
Sam Cowie
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Thu 13 Jan 2022 02.30 EST
Police in the Brazilian Amazon state of Pará are investigating the killing of three members of the same family who were shot dead at the riverside home where they bred turtles.
The deaths happened on the island of Cachoeira da Mucura, on the banks of the Xingu River, in São Félix do Xingu and regional media named the victims as José Gomes, his wife Márcia Nunes Lisboa and her teenage daughter, Joane Nunes Lisboa.
Police confirmed to the Guardian that they do not yet know the motive for the killings.
José Carlos Rodrigues, the civil police chief leading the investigation, told the Diário do Pará newspaper that the crimes had shocked the city.
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https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jan/13/brazilian-turtle-breeders-shot-dead-along-with-teenage-daughter