sˌʌm hˈoʊld ðæt ɹˌiːɪnɐdˈuː hɐdbɪn ʃˈɑːt æt "vˈɛɹi klˈoʊs ɹˈeɪndʒ" ɪnðə bˈæk ʌvðə hˈɛd, lˈiːdɪŋ tə spˌɛkjʊlˈeɪʃən ðæt hiː hɐdbɪn ˈɛksᵻkjˌuːɾᵻd ɪnstˈɛd ʌv ʃˈɑːt ɪn dᵻfˈɛns, dᵻspˈaɪt ðə fˈækt ðætðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl ˈɔːtɑːpsi ɹᵻpˈoːɹt ˈæktʃuːəli sˈɛd "ðə mˈænɚɹ ʌv dˈɛθ spˈɛsᵻfˌaɪd ɪz "hˈɑːmɪsˌaɪd" æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt ʌv mˌʌltɪpəl ɡˈʌnʃɑːt wˈuːndz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ wˈʌn ɪnflˈɪktᵻd fɹʌmðə fɹˈʌnt ˌɪntʊ ðə nˈɛk" ænd ɪɾ ɪz lˌiəpoʊldˈiːnoʊ mˈɛndɑːnsə ɛkspˈɔstoʊ, ðɪ ˈʌðɚ ɹˈɛbəl hˌuː wʌz kˈɪld ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð ælfɹˈeɪdoʊ ɹˌiːɪnɐdˈuː, ðæt wʌz ʃˈɑːt ɪnðə bˈæk ʌvðə hˈɛd.
Some hold that Reinado had been shot at "very close range" in the back of the head, leading to speculation that he had been executed instead of shot in defence, despite the fact that the original autopsy report actually said "the manner of death specified is "Homicide" as a result of multiple gunshot wounds, including one inflicted from the front into the neck" and it is Leopoldino Mendonça Exposto, the other rebel who was killed along with Alfredo Reinado, that was shot in the back of the head.