SHOCKING: Evangelical Pastor Dies from Gun Shot in the Head Inside Church

With less than six months remaining till the start of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, security issues remain quite a headache for the organisers. As evidence to this, a shocking case may be recalled, when gunmen have fatally wounded an evangelical pastor at his church in the city of Belo Horizonte.

brazil_minasgerais_rio_0910According to BBC report dated January 10, 2014, Firday, the gunmen entered the city’s Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, and shot the pastor, Charles Vidal de Souza, in the head before fleeing by car. The pastor died shortly after arriving at hospital.

The killing happened in a middle-class neighbourhood of Belo Horizonte, the state capital of Minas Gerais.

Police said there was no evidence the men were robbers. In was not clear whether the 34-year-old pastor was the intended target of the assault. However, his body was found in an office in the church, where there were signs of a struggle.

May his soul rest in peace.