App driver is shot dead in front of his family in Cabo Frio Personal Archive An app driver, identified as Michael Pinto Pessanha, aged 36, was shot dead on Friday afternoon (31) in the Gargoá neighborhood, in the district of Tamoios, in Cabo Frio, in the Lakes Region of Rio. The crime was witnessed by the victim's wife and the couple's daughter, around 1 year old. According to the Military Police, the team was called to respond to the incident on Rua Emanuel and found Michael lying on the ground with several gunshot wounds. A team from the Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu) was already at the scene and confirmed the victim's death. The wife told the police that her husband had left Araruama to give a ride to an acquaintance who was going to the city of Rio de Janeiro. According to the report, after placing the belongings in the trunk of the car, the man called Michael to talk in a more distant location. ? Follow the g1 Região dos Lagos channel on WhatsApp. According to the woman, after walking a few meters, Michael tried to escape, but was shot several times in the back. She stated that she tried to prevent the action, but was threatened by the suspect, who said he would also shoot her and the couple's daughter, who was in her lap. After the crime, the woman fell ill and was rescued by military police officers. She was taken to the UPA in Unamar. During the incident, a family member of the victim informed the police that Michael had joined a militia in the Santa Cruz region, in the West Zone of Rio, but that he had left the group about two years ago and moved to the Lagos Region, where he worked as an app driver. According to the family member's report, relatives had received information that members of the militia were offering R$20,000 for Michael's death, on suspicion that he might denounce them. She also named a former member of the same criminal organization as the main suspect. The area was isolated for forensic work, and the case was registered at the 126th Police Station (Cabo Frio), which investigates the authorship and motivation for the homicide. READ ALSO: Restaurant owner is shot dead in the kitchen of the establishment in Cabo Frio Businesswoman killed in Cabo Frio had 16 police records; homicide remains under investigation Expo Gospel Cabo Frio 2026 starts this Friday