Police officer kills his girlfriend and then takes his own life in the interior of Ceará
Crime happened this Wednesday (11) in the interior of the state; victim worked as a street sweeper at the local city hall
Quick Look
- A military police officer killed his girlfriend and then took his own life this Wednesday (11) in Jaguaretama, in the interior of Ceará.
- Soldier Hammelly Nogueira Luciano, 31 years old, assigned to the 16th Military Police Battalion in Fortaleza, and Rafaela Diógenes de Lima, 20 years old, street cleaner at Jaguaretama City Hall, were found dead on Rua Maria Lindalva Dias.
- The Civil Police are investigating the circumstances.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
Soldier Hammelly Nogueira Luciano, 31 years old, passed the 2022 Military Police soldier exam and completed the training course in 2024. He was assigned to the 16th PM Battalion in the Messejana neighborhood, in Fortaleza. His girlfriend, Rafaela Diógenes de Lima, 20 years old, worked as a street cleaner at Jaguaretama City Hall. The crime took place on Rua Maria Lindalva Dias, in Conjunto Advan Peixoto.
A military police officer killed his own girlfriend and then took his own life in Ceará. The crime took place this Wednesday (11), in Jaguaretama, in the interior of the state.
The police officer was identified as Hammelly Nogueira Luciano, aged 31, who was a soldier in the Military Police.
Hamelly passed the 2022 Military Police soldier exam and completed the training course in 2024. He was assigned to the 16th PM Battalion in the Messejana neighborhood, in Fortaleza.
The girlfriend was identified as Rafaela Diógenes de Lima, 20 years old. The crime took place on Rua Maria Lindalva Dias, in Conjunto Advan Peixoto. She worked as a street sweeper at Jaguaretama City Hall.
The Public Security Secretariat reported that the Civil Police are investigating the circumstances of two deaths, recorded this Wednesday (11), in the municipality of Jaguaretama.
Forensic Expertise (Pefoce) and PMCE teams were mobilized. The investigation is in charge of the Jaguaretama Civil Police Station.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Civil Police will conclude the investigation into the circumstances of the two deaths.
Very likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What was the motivation for the crime?
- Was there a history of domestic violence between the couple?
- What weapon was used?
- Were there witnesses to what happened?







