One of the suspects in the murder of a man in broad daylight in Canoinhas, in the Northern Planalto of Santa Catarina, was arrested this Monday (18). The victim was killed last Friday (15).

The crime happened in broad daylight – Photo: Civil Police/Disclosure/ND

According to police chief Darcy Nadal Jr. in an interview with JMais, two men were involved in the crime. The suspects were identified by an eyewitness to the murder that occurred in the Piedade area. The second defendant remains at large.

The Canoinhas Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for two suspects, and one of them surrendered to the police. The motives for the crime have not yet been clarified.

The crime took place on the corner of Abel Rosa do Nascimento and Paulo Groskopf streets. The victim, identified as Antonio Marcos de Lima, died at the age of 41.