Man dies after pointing gun at police officer in Campinas

Man dies shot after pointing a gun at a police officer during an approach in Campinas Reproduction A man died after pointing a gun at a police officer during an approach this Thursday morning (16), on Avenida das Amoreiras, in the Itatinga neighborhood, in Campinas (SP). The shot was fired by a police officer from the Special Police Actions Battalion (Baep), of the Military Police (PM), and the suspect was confirmed dead at the scene. According to the PM, the Military Police Operations Center (Copom) had informed that the suspect had transferred a weapon from one car to another in the DIC neighborhood. Based on the complaint, the team began searching and located a vehicle and a man with the same characteristics on Avenida das Amoreiras. ? Click here to follow the g1 Campinas channel on WhatsApp During the attempted approach, the driver drove the car towards the police. The agents then asked him to roll down the window and get out of the car. According to Baep, the man said he would pull the handbrake, but pulled out a gun and pointed it at a police officer. Faced with the threat, according to Baep, the agent reacted and fired. Rescue teams and the Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu) were called, but the death was confirmed at the scene.