Fugitive from Justice dies in confrontation with the PM during the rescue of a kidnapped man A fugitive from Justice died after exchanging gunfire with military police officers during the rescue of a kidnapped man this Saturday afternoon (11), in Mossoró, in the Western Region of Rio Grande do Norte. According to the Military Police, the victim had been forcibly removed from the house by criminals and was found alive after the action. According to the PM, the kidnapping took place on Rua Zeca Cirilo, in the Barrocas neighborhood. The victim was taken by men who arrived at the scene in a silver car. After receiving the complaint, teams from Ronda Ostensiva com Apoio de Motorcycles (ROCAM) began searches to locate the suspects. ? Click here to follow the g1 RN channel on WhatsApp The police found the group on the banks of the Mossoró River, in the Barragem de Baixo region, also in the Barrocas neighborhood. According to the corporation, the suspects shot at the teams, who retaliated. There was a confrontation. During the exchange of gunfire, César Wagner Pereira Dantas, 20, was shot. The Military Police reported that he was a fugitive from justice. With the suspect, the police seized a homemade 12-gauge shotgun. Fugitive from Justice dies in confrontation with the PM after kidnapping in Mossoró Reproduction César was rescued by the police himself at the Tarcísio Maia Regional Hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries. The other suspect fled by swimming across the Mossoró River and was still being sought until the last update of this report. The kidnapped man was rescued alive. According to the Military Police, he showed signs of aggression and was taken to the Emergency Care Unit (UPA) in the Santo Antônio neighborhood. Images recorded ROCAM teams using a boat during the search for the suspect who fled, in an area of ??difficult access on the banks of the Mossoró River. According to police chief Caetano Baumann, the rescued man reported to the Civil Police that he had been kidnapped by two members of a criminal faction and would be killed for committing petty theft in the neighborhood. "In fact, he would be in the neighborhood committing small thefts. So, these two individuals, who were part of factions here in the city, would have kidnapped him initially with the aim of killing him", said the delegate. According to Baumann, the victim said he was attacked and then released by the suspects before they met with the Military Police. According to the delegate, the man was interviewed by the Civil Police and released. "In this case, he is here in the position of victim of criminals and was interviewed by the authorities", he stated. The investigation will be conducted by the Homicide and Personal Protection Division (DHPP), which will investigate the circumstances of the suspect's death during the police action and kidnapping.