A military police officer shot and killed a man who was displaying a replica firearm, on Sunday night (8), in the center of São Paulo. The police officer worked as a security guard at a nightclub.
Images from the nightclub’s security cameras recorded the moment when a man was arguing with other people, across the street, on Alameda Dino Bueno, in Bom Retiro. The victim shows a simulacrum of a firearm, and moments later, he is shot. Watch the video .
From the images of the scene, it is also possible to see that the police officer follows the discussion and then leaves the place. Witnesses report that the PM, without intervening verbally, shot the man twice, who fell injured. The man was rescued at Santa Casa de São Paulo, but did not resist.
According to the São Paulo Public Security Secretariat (SSP), the Civil Police is investigating the case. In a note, the SSP informed that the The case was registered as a homicide by the Department of Homicide and Personal Protection (DHPP), which carried out an investigation at the scene. The images from the security cameras will be analyzed and the agent’s simulacrum and weapon were seized. The Military Police are also following the case.
This content was originally published in Video: Off-duty PM shoots and kills man carrying simulated weapon in SP on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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