Brazilian pro surfer dies after being shot by off-duty police officer
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Brazilian professional surfer has died after being shot outside his beach home by an off-duty police officer.
Investigator Marcelo Arruda says Tuesday that Ricardo dos Santos, known as a daring tuberider who had won international surfing awards, died in a hospital in southern Brazil.
Dos Santos, 24, had been shot three times in the abdomen Monday in front of home on the Guarda do Embau beach, near Florianopolis.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Arruda says the officer who shot the un-armed surfer says he did so in self-defense.
But other witnesses say officer Luis Brentano shot dos Santos after they got into an argument.
Arruda offered few details, pending the investigation.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The suspect is in jail, but he's not yet charged.
Under Brazilian law, prosecutors only level charges once the police investigation is complete.