Man kills landlord, then commits suicide in Lagoa

A man killed his landlord before committing suicide in Salicos, Lagoa, early this afternoon (Friday, January 18).

An argument over unpaid rent bills at the rented property is believed to have led to the tenant, 60, shooting his landlord, 70, with a shotgun and then killing himself .

The door of the property, which was an annex attached to the landlord’s house, had to be forced open to get to the bodies.

The wife of the shooter is said to have witnessed the crime.

Polícia Judiciária are investigating the case.