The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro identified the suspect who shot dead parliamentary advisor Marcelo dos Anjos Abitan da Silva, aged 49, in the early hours of this Sunday (19).
The crime would have happened after an alleged disagreement in traffic on Avenida Lúcio Costa, in Barra da Tijuca, west of the capital of Rio de Janeiro.
According to the Capital Homicide Police Station (DHC), an investigation was carried out at the scene and analysis of images from security cameras in the region.
After investigations, the police identified that the suspect was a civil police officer. In a statement, the police reported that they represented the arrest of the agent and are continuing their search to locate him.
“The Civil Police reinforces that it does not condone any misconduct, committing crimes or abuse of authority carried out by its employees,” said the corporation. According to the police, investigations are ongoing.
The case
The parliamentary advisor to councilor Vera Lins (Progressistas) was killed after an alleged traffic dispute.
According to the Fire Department, agents from the Barra da Tijuca barracks were called at 3 am to the incident. When they arrived at the scene, they found that Marcelo was already dead.
Witnesses said he was returning to the Wyndham Hotel, where he had been staying with his family since New Year’s.
Relatives of the victim said, in a statement to the Police, that he was returning from a store he owns in Madureira, in the north of Rio, from where he used to return late after receiving goods to supply the place.
According to reports, the advisor honked at a car that was in the hotel’s garage entrance. A man got out of the vehicle, shot Marcelo five times and fled.
In a statement, councilor Vera Lins lamented Marcelo’s death: “Very sad about what happened. Marcelo was a good man, who helped anyone in need. He leaves a wife and a teenage son because of the impatience that takes over people who think they are above any situation. A shame, God comfort your family”, he wrote.
This content was originally published in Rio: Police request arrest of police officer suspected of killing parliamentary advisor on the CNN Brasil website.
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