Robbery suspect dies shot after confrontation with police in Campinas, says PM

Case was registered at the 2nd Sectional Police Station of Campinas and the woman recovered part of her belongings Reproduction/EPTV A 34-year-old man died after being shot in a confrontation with the Military Police (PM), in the early hours of this Thursday (23), in the Campo Belo neighborhood, in Campinas (SP). According to the corporation, the agents responded to shots fired by the suspect during an attempted approach. According to the 47th Military Police Battalion, patrol teams were called to investigate a report of an attempted robbery in the vicinity of Rodovia Engenheiro Miguel Melhado de Campos (SP-324). No police officers were injured. According to the corporation, the case occurred as follows: The search: during patrols in the region, the police located a man with the exact characteristics that had been reported in the complaint; The confrontation: the PM states that, at the moment the team tried to carry out the approach, the suspect shot at the agents; The fightback: faced with what the police classified as "unjust aggression and imminent risk", the soldiers shot at the man, who was hit. After the exchange of gunfire, according to the Civil Police, the suspect ran towards a wooded area and was found lying on the ground, still in possession of the firearm used in the action. After the shooting, the Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu) was called to help the injured man. However, the doctor from the advanced support unit confirmed the death at the scene. According to the Civil Police, forensic experts were called and seized all the weapons involved. The case was registered and is being investigated by the 2nd Campinas Sectional Police Station.