Man who killed ex-in-laws with more than 15 shots in bar dies in confrontation with police in MS

The victims of the double homicide were reserve military police officer Arinaldo Serafim Santana, aged 55, and his wife, Rosangela Nicoletti, aged 54. The couple were sitting at a table in a bar when they were surprised by Vantuir, who shot them both several times.

Security cameras recorded the crime. In the images, Vantuir appears shooting at the couple, reloads the gun and shoots again. The two died at the scene. A third person was hit in the arm and received medical attention.

In a press conference on Friday (13), the commander of the Shock Battalion, Major Cleyton da Silva Santos, explained that the crime was motivated by family conflicts. According to him, Vantuir did not accept the end of his 16-year marriage with the victims' daughter and began to threaten her after the separation. The man also had a history of domestic violence against his ex-partner.

The major also reported that, on the Saturday before the murder, Vantuir's brother was arrested after threatening his ex-sister-in-law while armed. The police believe that family conflicts intensified after this episode.

Since the double homicide, teams from the security forces of Maracaju, Campo Grande and neighboring cities were searching for Vantuir. The Civil Police had released his photo and asked for the public's help in locating him.