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Woman is killed with a gunshot to the chest in a bar in Assú; companion is arrested on suspicion of crime

Eliza, 26 years old, was shot dead in a bar in Assú Cedida A 26-year-old woman died on Thursday night (23) after being shot in the chest in a bar in the city of Assú, in the interior of Rio Grande do Norte. Her...

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Woman is killed with a gunshot to the chest in a bar in Assú; companion is arrested on suspicion of crime
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Eliza, 26 years old, was shot dead in a bar in Assú Cedida A 26-year-old woman died on Thursday night (23) after being shot in the chest in a bar in the city of Assú, in the interior of Rio Grande do Norte. Her 46-year-old partner is the main suspect in the crime and was arrested shortly afterwards in Mossoró. The victim was identified as Eliza Maria Anselmo Bezerra. According to the Civil Police, the crime was registered as feminicide. ? Click here to follow the g1 RN channel on WhatsApp The case happened around 6:30 pm, on Rua Vereador José Bezerra de Sá. According to reports from witnesses to the police, Eliza and her companion, whose name was not revealed by the police, had argued at the scene. "Mrs. Eliza argued with her partner and he shot her in the chest with a revolver, which was fatal," said the police officer on duty in Mossoró, Caetano Bauman.

The victim was rescued by members of the public to the city's Emergency Care Unit (UPA), but he did not survive his injuries and arrived at the scene lifeless. At the UPA, the doctor on duty who provided care passed on to the Military Police intact 38-caliber ammunition that was found in Eliza's clothes. Escape and arrest in Mossoró After the crime, the suspect fled the scene in a silver Corolla model vehicle. The Civil Police and Military Police began investigations and received information that he had fled with a lawyer towards the municipality of Mossoró, in the western region of the state. The suspect was located by Military Police teams inside a steakhouse in Mossoró. According to the police, he offered no resistance at the time of the approach and reported that the murder weapon - a 38-caliber revolver - was under the driver's seat. Action and investigation of the case The suspect was taken to the Plantão Police Station, where he was charged with feminicide. At the police unit, guided by the defense, he chose to remain silent during the interrogation. "He was brought to the Plantão Police Station, he was caught in the act. He didn't offer much information here because he argued the constitutional right to remain silent, guided by the lawyer", explained police chief Caetano Bauman. The arrest procedure was completed and forwarded to the Violent Deaths Investigation Center (NIMV 5), which will take over the investigations into the case. The Civil Police informed that it will request the Court to convert the arrest in flagrante delicto to preventive detention. Most watched videos on g1 RN

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