The shooting started on May 21 some time between 16:00 and 18:00 in a remote area near São Gonçalo do Amarante, where Ferreira killed taxi driver Francisco Marques Carneiro, who was dating his ex-wife and made comments about him being a homosexual, with a shot to the forehead.
The saint is particularly popular in Brazil and has several localities named after him such as São Gonçalo do Amarante, Ceará.
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