In addition to the preservation of body cameras images, the MPRJ requested the Military Police clarification on the objectives and procedures adopted during the operation at Morro Santo Amaro
The Public Prosecution Service of (MPRJ) led an independent expertise in the body of Herus Guimarães Mendes, a 23 -year -old who lost his life during a Military Police action at Morro Santo Amaro at dawn on Saturday. The operation, which interrupted one, resulted in one dead and five injured. The MPRJ seeks to ensure that the investigation is carried out impartially and has already requested the PM to preserve the recordings of the body cameras used by the agents.
Herus, who was the father of a two -year -old boy and lived in the community, was shot in the abdominal region. Attorney General Antonio José Campos Moreira stressed that the MPRJ has been following the case since its inception and reaffirmed the determination to investigate the facts and hold those who are identified as guilty.
In addition to the preservation of body cameras images, the MPRJ requested the Military Police clarification on the objectives and procedures adopted during the operation. The Civil Police were also called in to ensure that experts had access to the medical-legal institute in order to monitor the youth’s necropsy exams.
Community residents reported moments of panic and running during the police action, with children and adults seeking shelter to escape the shots. The PM, in turn, reported that the agents were equipped with body use cameras and that the recordings are being analyzed by the corporation’s corregedoria. BOPE command has established an internal procedure to investigate the circumstances surrounding the operation.
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Posted by Carol Santos
