A Brazilian police official says six men have been killed in near-simultaneous attacks in a Sao Paulo following the murder of a police officer.
An official with Sao Paulo's civil police force said the bullet-riddled body of officer Leonilson Figueiredo Dias was found dead on Wednesday near his house in the neighbourhood of Parelheiros.
Several hours later, three attacks in the same neighbourhood targeted a street vendor, his son and four other men. A seventh man was also shot but survived.
Witnesses said the gunmen in all three attacks fired out of a moving vehicle.
The official said Thursday that police are investigating whether there is any connection between the officer's murder and the other killings. She declined to be identified because she's not authorized to speak to the press.
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