Five men died in a confrontation with military police between the early evening of Wednesday (8) and the morning of this Thursday (9), in Salvador, Queimadas – in the north of the state – and Cruz das Almas – Recôncavo Baiano. Weapons, drugs, money and bulletproof vests were seized.
The first case was registered in the capital of Bahia, in the Fazenda Grande do Retiro neighborhood. According to the Military Police, a team was patrolling Avenida Bernardo Spector when they encountered a group of armed men. These suspects allegedly shot at the police, who returned fire.
The PM also said that after the exchange of gunfire, one of the men was found shot, but did not detail what happened to the other suspects. The injured man was taken to the Ernesto Simões Filho General Hospital (HGESF), but did not survive.
The case was registered with the Department of Homicide and Personal Protection (DHPP), where a pistol, charger, ammunition, 62 rocks of crack, 37 portions of cocaine, 45 bottles of perfume launchers, as well as other materials used in the crime, were taken. drug trafficking.
The case of Queimadas, in the northern region, followed a similar plot. According to the PM, the man was in a suspicious attitude, which was not described, and the police tried to approach him. This man then allegedly shot at the agents, who also reacted.
Just like in the capital, the military found the man lying on the ground and took him to a hospital – in this case, the Hospital Municipal de Queimadas. There, a doctor certified his death. The case was registered at the Senhor do Bonfim Police Station, which is approximately 85 km from the first municipality.
The police said that a revolver, cartridges, two cases, 45 bags of cocaine, 27 rocks of crack, 200 marijuana and R$30 in cash were found with the suspect.
In Cruz das Almas, in Recôncavo, three men were also killed by police officers, repeating the same story. The PM reported that they were suspected of drug trafficking and were armed along with other men, in the Banguela neighborhood.
These men allegedly shot at the police, who returned fire. After that, the three were found injured on the floor, taken to the Emergency Care Unit (UPA) in Cruz das Almas, but they did not survive their injuries.
A pistol, a submachine gun, a revolver, 62 portions of marijuana, 119 rocks of crack, five cell phones, three radio communicators and R$860 in cash were seized and taken to the Cruz das Almas Police Station, along with other materials.
Teenager killed by police
The versions of the family and the Military Police are quite divergent. Family members of José Adriano Ferreira say he was returning to a birthday party, after going out to buy beer, at the time the police shot.
The teenager was killed in front of a Candomblé temple, and a dog that was close to him also died. The family maintains that, in addition to working in a pizzeria, the teenager studied and was not involved in crimes.
The PM, however, says that José Adriano was with another man, both armed on the motorcycle. According to the police, they allegedly shot when they saw the police. The teenager was taken to Subúrbio Hospital and died. The other suspect reportedly fled, and he was never found.
Outraged by the PM’s version, family and friends of José Adriano held a protest on October 30, on Estrada Velha de Periperi, in a section close to the New Constituent Assembly, to demand justice and explanations.
Weliton’s family, however, maintains that the police arrived in the neighborhood shooting, and that there were no clashes at the scene. The police said they seized a pistol from the security guard – information that was also disputed.
According to family members, Weliton was talking to a friend at the door of the house where he lived. The guard left three children, one of them a newborn. When he was taken to the State General Hospital (HGE) by police officers, Weliton had a wound on his leg.
When family members arrived at the health unit, they discovered that the guard also had a wound on his head and was dead. The case is investigated by the Department of Homicide and Personal Protection (DHPP), where the incident was registered.
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