Man dies shot by Military Police after fight at cavalry parade in Mombuca The wife of Eliabe Bezerril Silva, killed at age 38 by a military police officer during a fight at an event in Mombuca (SP), stated that the corporation acted recklessly and showered her husband with bullets. The case occurred at the end of a meeting of knights in the city's Main Square, this Sunday (19), in front of the São Pedro Church. The Military Police maintained that the action took place to contain a fight in which Eliabe allegedly attacked the other man with a knife. The widow contested the official version. According to Thais Leandra Bezerril, the confusion began at the beginning of the night, when Eliabe returned to the event location to look for a hat he had forgotten. She reported that she kept things in the car at the time of the police action. "He went back to get his hat and that started a mess and I ran there. When I arrived, the police officer had already shot at him, he had already fired the first [shot] and he had fallen and continued shooting at him", he informs. "They killed my husband, they shot my husband, my husband was already down. There was no need for more", reports the widow. ? Click here to follow the g1 Piracicaba channel on WhatsApp Man dies after being shot by a military police officer in Mombuca (SP) Reproduction/Social media According to the wife, the victim had no criminal record. "He was from a family, he didn't have a ticket, he didn't have anything, he was a worker", says Thais. After the shots, Eliabe was rescued and taken to Santa Casa de Capivari (SP), where he underwent surgery, but did not survive his injuries. The knife allegedly used in the action was seized by forensic experts, and the incident was filed at the Piracicaba Police Station (SP). Knife was seized after confusion that ended with the death of a man shot by the PM in Mombuca Military Police of Piracicaba/ Reproduction Police version The Military Police maintained that the action took place to contain a fight in which Eliabe had advanced against the other man with a knife. According to the corporation, the police officer shot in self-defense of others in the face of imminent risk. The Public Security Secretariat (SSP) informed that the case will be investigated. EPTV, an affiliate of TV Globo, contacted the city of Mombuca to understand the authorizations for holding the party in a public space, but received no response until the last update of this report. The Civil Police and PM Internal Affairs were also questioned about the opening of an internal procedure to investigate the police officer's conduct and whether there was a non-lethal alternative to the incident, but they did not respond. Man was rescued and taken to Santa Casa de Capivari Capivari City Hall See more news from the region on g1 Piracicaba