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PM who shot 4 times at workshop owner in RS has preventive detention ordered by the Court; camera recorded attack

PM is arrested after attacking and shooting 4 times at the owner of a mechanic workshop in RS The Court ordered the preventive detention of a military police officer investigated for trying to kill the owner of a mechanic workshop in...

PM who shot 4 times at workshop owner in RS has preventive detention ordered by the Court; camera recorded attack
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Access the g1 RS channel on WhatsApp The case happened on August 1st. According to the investigation, the police officer went to the workshop, attacked the owner of the establishment and fired a firearm at him.

  • Wilian Wink, 32 years old, was seriously injured.
  • He remains hospitalized at the Cachoeira do Sul hospital.

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PM is arrested after attacking and shooting 4 times at the owner of a mechanic workshop in RS The Court ordered the preventive detention of a military police officer investigated for trying to kill the owner of a mechanic workshop in Sobradinho, in the Vales Region of Rio Grande do Sul. The decision was taken after a favorable opinion from the Public Ministry of Rio Grande do Sul (MPRS), which pointed out the need for the measure to preserve public order and guarantee the progress of the investigation. ? Access the g1 RS channel on WhatsApp The case happened on August 1st. According to the investigation, the police officer went to the workshop, attacked the owner of the establishment and fired a firearm at him. Find out more below. Wilian Wink, 32 years old, was seriously injured. He remains hospitalized at the Cachoeira do Sul hospital. The request was accepted by the Judiciary on the 7th. Among the elements gathered during the investigation are images from monitoring cameras, witness statements and other evidence collected by the police. Suspected attempted murder According to delegate Graciela Foresti Chagas, the case is initially treated as attempted murder. The officer was identified as soldier Djavan Roger Fritsch. "At all times he said 'I needed to defend my family'. So, there is this feeling. We will never claim that it was self-defense because we don't understand that, but we understand, unlike the line of investigation up to this point of attempted murder, that it was bodily harm", says Fritsch's lawyer, Felipe Haas. The investigation shows that the conflict between the PM and the businessman has existed for around two years. The investigation should be completed later this month. "There was already a history of incidents of disturbing the peace against the victim of the shooting", says delegate Graciela. The police began to interview witnesses. Among the people who will give a statement is the soldier's wife — who is expected to speak to the police in the coming days. According to the police report, she was the one who made the call for soldier Djavan Roger Fritsch to go to the mechanic shop because of the noise. After receiving the call from his wife, the PM reportedly left the neighboring city of Passa Sete to go to the workshop where he fired the shots. The case PM shoots 4 times at the owner of a mechanic workshop in RS Reproduction Images show the moment when the police officer enters the workshop, pushes Wilian, they argue and shoots the victim four times. The police analyze the images. The weapon used by the military police officer and the projectiles removed from the victim's body were also sent for forensic examination. According to the incident, the police officer fired shots with a functional weapon. Three shots hit the victim: two in the abdomen and one in the leg. According to Lieutenant Colonel Cristiano Marconatto, commander of the 23rd BPM, after the case, the police officer presented himself at the BM barracks and handed over the weapon used. The PM was taken to the Military Police Prison, in Porto Alegre. According to the lawyer representing Wilian's family, Maurício Batista, the workshop prepares motorcycles for competitions and has equipment to carry out speed and power tests on the motorcycles. Because of the noise, the businessman often receives complaints from the neighborhood. There would be at least seven incidents recorded for disturbing the peace in relation to this workshop, registered by the PM's family and other residents. The progress of these cases was not reported. What BM says "The Military Brigade informs, regarding the images from security cameras of a commercial establishment, in the municipality of Sobradinho/RS, which show a State Military officer firing a firearm at an individual, that the aforementioned State Military officer, while on duty, after arguing due to personal disagreements with the individual, fired four firearm shots, three of which hit the victim, who was rescued and taken to the Cachoeira do Sul Hospital, where he remains In view of the events that occurred, the State Military was charged with a crime, due to the military crimes in theory committed, and was sent to the Military Police Prison, where he will be at the disposal of the State Military Court. In addition, investigations continue to fully clarify all the circumstances of the incident in question, based on the principle. the performance of the military judicial police with due rigor and ethics in the investigation, ensuring that the person under investigation receives due legal process and the right to full defense." VIDEOS: Everything about RS