Brazilian military police fired 80 times and killed a man by mistake

The incident occurred in the district of Guadalupe, north of the coastal town, in the security perimeter of a military zone where troops were conducting "regular patrols," reported the company. 39; army.

The East Zone Military Command stated in a statement that the first official party indicated that the troops "reacted to an attack by criminals aboard the vehicle", but that after gathering the statements of the people involved and heard witnesses, they identified themselves. inconsistencies "in this version.

In conclusion of this investigation, "it was decided to establish the criminal record of 10 of the 12 army officers interviewed, for violation of the rules of procedure," the statement said.

A Commissioner of the Homicide Division of the Civil Police, Leonardo Salgado, told TV Globo Sunday evening that in the musician's vehicle "no weapon has been found". "I do not see any signs of self defense, because of the number of shots," he added.

Rio's new governor, Wilson Witzel, has pledged to implement an uncompromising policy against crime, in a speech given to right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro.

Witzel admitted at the end of March that the police used snipers to shoot gunmen from a distance.

According to government statistics, 305 people were killed by police in Rio in January and February 2019, the first two months of his tenure in Witzel. This represents an increase of 17.6% over the same period of 2018.

Some of these cases have raised questions about police methods. On February 8, a police operation in a favela in the tourist district of Santa Teresa left 13 dead and, according to the Office of the Public Defender, raised suspicions that it was an accident. summary execution.

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