Military police officer is shot dead on his way to work in Fortaleza – Security

One military police officer was murdered shooting, on the morning of this Wednesday (3), in the neighborhood Santa Rosa Park, in Fortaleza, while riding a motorcycle to work. Preliminary information indicates that the soldier reacted to the criminals’ actions and was hit in the femoral vein.

O Northeast Diary found that the case happened around 5:30 am, at the intersection between Tulipa Negra and Francisco Batista da Silva streets, and the victim was said to be in civilian clothes.

The criminals did not take the victim’s belongings, identified as Carlos Antônio de Sousa, 45, third sergeant of the Dog Policing Company (CPCães) of the Shock Police Battalion (BPChoque) of the Military Police. The soldier’s weapon was found next to the body.

The region was isolated and police were reinforced. Information about the wake and burial has not yet been released.

Investigation

The Secretariat of Public Security and Social Defense (SSPDS) reported that the Civil and Military police are carrying out uninterrupted efforts to identify who was responsible for the homicide. “Teams from the Homicide and Personal Protection Department [DHPP] and Ceará Forensic Expertise [Pefoce] were called in and collected evidence that will support police work. The investigations are in charge of the 11th police station of the DHPP, the unit responsible for investigating crimes against public security employees in the State”, said the department.

In a statement, the Military Police also lamented the officer’s death, expressed solidarity with “the pain of family and friends” and made the institution’s apparatus available.

At the scene of the crime, the team Verdinha It also found that the criminals, as well as the motorcycle used by them in the action, had already been identified, but not officially. The two suspects would be from a faction from Ceará.

Career

According to the SSPDS, Carlos Antônio joined the Military Police on September 10, 2007. He was currently assigned to the 4th Dog Policing Company (CPCães), belonging to the Shock Policing Command (CPChoque) of the Military Police.