Those allegedly involved in the crime, four men and one woman, were presented to the press at the Municipal Command of Belas, in Luanda, according to media reports.
Laurindo Vieira, 60 years old, had a degree in sociology and was known to the general public due to his appearances as a television commentator.
He was rector and professor at the Gregório Semedo University and member of the Central Committee of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA).
The university professor was shot outside a bank, on a road in Patriota, on the outskirts of Luanda and his death caused commotion in Angolan society.
The police authorities downplayed the feelings of insecurity that followed the death of the renowned university professor, ensuring that the crime situation in the capital "is stable"
Speaking to the Lusa agency at the time, following the homicide on public roads, the spokesperson for the Luanda Provincial Command of the National Police denied the lack of patrolling in Talatona and assured that there was police at the place where the teacher was shot, considering, in the However, the attackers' action was very quick.
