Exchange of gunfire leaves injured at mattress store in Sumaré

An exchange of gunfire took place at a mattress store in Sumaré Reproduction/EPTV An exchange of gunfire left two men injured this Tuesday afternoon (7), in a mattress store on Avenida Rebouças, in Sumaré (SP). According to the Military Police (PM), the situation occurred after an alleged robbery attempt. According to Lieutenant Colonel Paulo Salgado, commander of the 48th PM Battalion, around 12 pm, employees saw the suspect trying to rob the establishment, lay down on the floor and called the police. However, the store owner had a registered and legal weapon as he was a CAC (Collector, Sports Shooter and Hunter) and, therefore, reacted to the robbery. There was an exchange of shots. ? Click here to follow the g1 Campinas channel on WhatsApp According to the lieutenant colonel, the business owner suffered an injury to his hand and was taken to the Emergency Care Unit (UPA) in the Macarenko neighborhood, but is doing well. The suspect was hit by three shots and taken to the Sumaré State Hospital (HES). The PM said they received preliminary information that he died. g1 sought out the hospital to confirm the death, but had no response until the last update of this article. Suspect was shot and taken to Sumaré State Hospital Disclosure At 5pm this Tuesday, the case was being presented to the Civil Police and the incident was still ongoing. According to the commander, in addition to those involved in the exchange of gunfire, there is a second suspect involved in the alleged robbery attempt. The man would be on a motorcycle waiting for his companion to leave with the stolen objects. "This other individual was outside, wearing a helmet, got on the motorcycle and fled in the wrong direction. One of our vehicles tried to follow, but was unsuccessful. We will probably take steps to try to locate and identify this second suspect," said Salgado.