Two men die and three police officers are injured in shooting in BH

According to the Military Police (PM), Mobile Tactical teams were carrying out an operation to combat drug trafficking in the region when they were shot by three suspects. The military retaliated.

Two men were shot during the confrontation. They were rescued by the police themselves and taken to the Barreiro Emergency Care Unit (UPA), but they did not survive their injuries.

A third suspect managed to escape on a motorcycle, but fell from the vehicle approximately 50 meters later and continued to escape on foot. According to the PM, the motorcycle was cloned and had been reported stolen.

Among the injured police officers, a lieutenant was shot in the knee, a soldier was shot in the arm and another soldier suffered trauma to his right leg. The three were taken to Santa Rita Hospital and are doing well.

During the incident, two firearms were seized, a 38 caliber revolver and a 9 mm pistol, as well as intact and detonated ammunition.