Police investigate murder of indigenous person in Jenipapo dos Vieiras The Civil Police of Maranhão opened an investigation to investigate the death of indigenous Gedequias Pereira Araujo Guajajara, aged 35. He was shot on Sunday (19), in Aldeia Jerusalem, in Jenipapo dos Vieiras. The motivation for the crime is still unknown. According to police, Gedekiah was shot during an argument in a bar and restaurant in the community. Family members helped him and headed towards Grajaú, but he died before reaching the hospital. ? Click here and subscribe to the g1 Maranhão channel on WhatsApp The Civil Police named Manoel Ornilo Vieira Lopes as the main suspect in the homicide. He fled the establishment after the shooting and had not yet been located until the publication of this report. Indigenous man dies after being shot during an argument in a village in Maranhão Reproduction/TV Mirante Initial surveys indicate that Gedequias and the person being investigated maintained an apparently peaceful coexistence. So far, the police have found no records of previous disagreements between the two. The police will investigate the motivation and circumstances of the crime. Witnesses who were at the establishment during the discussion must also be heard.