Captain PM is the 70th policeman killed in Rio de Janeiro this year

Diogo Lins Canito, 34, was murdered during an attempted badault on Marechal Hermes, in the northern area of ​​RJ; only in 2018, 64 military policemen, 5 civilians and 1 federal separator

RIO DE JANEIRO – The number of policemen killed in Rio de Janeiro in 2018 is 70. Of these, 64 were military policemen,

The most recent victim was the captain of the military police, Diogo Lins Canito, who died on Sunday afternoon 29, during an attempted robbery in Marshal Hermes, in the north of the city.

According to the society, the victim was approached by robbers when he arrived to lunch at a friend's house in Rua Vidal Ramos. The policeman did not react, but when the criminals realized that it was a prime minister, they shot at least three times.

He was taken to Marshal Hermes' Hospital Chagas Carlos Chagas but did not resist.

Captain Canito was 34 years old, was in the PM for 15 years and was packed into the battalion. from Belford Roxo, in the Fluminense Baixada. He leaves his wife and four children. / Agência Brasil

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