MP investigates death of young black during police operation in Caraiva (BA)

The Bahia Public Prosecution Service investigates the death of Victor Cerqueira Santos Santana, 28, dead black man During a police operation On the afternoon of last Saturday (10).

Vitinho, as he was known, was a tour guide died during an action by the civil, military and federal police that sought to arrest the trafficker DAVISSON SAMPAIO DOS SANTOS, known as “elongated” leader of the Angels of Death Faction (ADM).

The Public Prosecution Service also investigates the death of Davisson which was also killed during the operation. The investigation will be conducted by the Porto Seguro Prosecutor’s Office along with the Special Operational Action Group (Geosp).

With the establishment of the procedure, the MP can question witnesses, request expertise and follow the developments without depending on the investigation conducted by the Civil Police.

THE CNN had access to Victor’s certificate and death declaration. Documents attest to the causes of death as Hemorrhagic shock, thoraxic polytrauma and a gun projectile. The Death Declaration also points to the circumstance of murder in the section of “probable circumstances of unnatural death.”

Understand the case

In a note sent to CNN the young man’s family claims that Victor would have been confused with a “elongated” security guard who also had the nickname Vitinho.

Luzia and Jamile Cerqueira, mother and cousin of the victim, respectively, they say that he was Seek two guests on the edge of the Caraíva River To lead them to the hostel where he trailed, around 5 pm. As soon as he found them, the police action began.

Victor housed visitors at an establishment and went out to see if it was safe to go to the hostel. Around 18h, He was seen handcuffed, only in shorts and barefoot, but still alive.

According to the family, The young man’s body was delivered lifeless at 3am Last Sunday (11) at the Caraíva Medical-Legal Institute (IML) with multiple chest fractures, bruises on the face, bruises inside the mouth, a white weapon wound on the rib that hit the heart and a gunfire shot on the jugular that pierced from top to bottom.

The defense of the tour guide states that, shortly before the operation, The cameras of the Rio crossing were shut down and the police seized images of the cameras of the region’s commercial establishments making it difficult to clarify the facts.

“It is unacceptable that defenseless civilians pay life for the presence of unprepared, violent and marked police forces by structural racism. Public security cannot be synonymous with terror and impunity “, Says the defense.

Family members point out that Victor lived a simple life and had no tickets for the police . On his social networks, he presented himself as a “festive guide”, offering speedboats, buggy and horseback, as well as doing family publications and playing sports.

THE Victor’s funeral and funeral They occurred on the morning of Monday (12), at 9am, in the city of Itabela, where the young man was born.

What the police say

In a statement, the Bahia Public Security Secretariat (SSP) reported that the Occurrence is investigated by the Civil Police and the Corregedoria of the Military Police.

THE CNN questioned the SSP and the State Civil Police specifically about the death of Victor Cerqueira, But it got no answer . Read the note below in full

“The Secretariat of Security Publics informs that state and federal forces carried out an operation against a group involved with drug and weapon trafficking, homicides, theft, money laundering and corruption of minors in the district of Caraíva. Two suspects, one of them had arrest warrant, ended up reached after confrontation reported by the teams. Fire, ammunition and drugs were located during the action. The SSP also points out that the occurrence is investigated by the Civil Police and the Military Police Corregedoria, as determined in cases of death in confrontation with state agents. ”

This content was originally published in MP investigates death of young black during police operation in Caraiva (BA) on CNN Brazil.

Source: CNN Brasil

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