Andréa Marins Dias died after being hit during an alleged exchange of gunfire between military police and criminals in Cascadura, in the north of the capital of Rio de Janeiro
As body cameras of the three military police officers involved in the action what ended with the death of doctor Andréa Marins Diasaged 61, on Sunday (15), were unloaded.
A doctor died after being hit during an alleged exchange of gunfire between military police and criminals in Cascadura, in the north of the capital of Rio de Janeiro.
According to the PM, “preliminary analyzes by the Corporation’s technical sectors identified that the batteries of the body cameras used by the team were discharged at the time of the incident.” The police officers are assigned to the 9th Battalion, in Rocha Miranda.
The State Secretariat of Military Police says that the “facts remain under full investigation by the correctional area” and that the police officers involved in the action are away from the streets.
“It is worth mentioning that in the corporation there are strict rules that determine that police officers, upon realizing that there is any type of failure or malfunction in the cameras, must return to the original unit to replace the equipment”, he says in a note.
The police were on patrol when they received information that a Corolla Cross vehicle was responsible for robberies in the region. According to police records, officers located the car, as well as a motorcycle and a Jeep Comander. The suspects allegedly fled and shot at the police, who returned fire.
After the chase, the police found Andrea’s body, with gunshot wounds, in the driver’s seat of a Corolla Cross. There is no information whether Andrea’s car was the same one that was under suspicion. T:
The Military Police Secretariat says that, as determined by the Secretary of State for Military Police, an investigative procedure was initiated to investigate the facts that occurred during the action, which resulted in the victim’s death.
The PM says that the State Secretariat of Military Police fully collaborates with the investigations conducted by the Capital Homicide Police Station (DHC).
O case was forwarded to the Homicide Police Station (DH-Capital), who reported that “investigations are underway to investigate the facts”.
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