
In October 2015, two young men on a motorcycle were shot in the back and killed by a police sergeant who claimed he mistook a hydraulic jack for a rifle.
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In October 2015, two young men on a motorbike were killed by a sergeant who claimed he had mistaken a hydraulic jack for a rifle.
According to the statement given by the sergeant at the time, he mistook the hydraulic jack that Jorge Lucas was carrying for a rifle.
The victims were on a motorcycle when they passed the police vehicle and were shot, in October 2015. Jorge was on the back of the motorcycle. The young men were shot in the back and died at the scene.
The case happened on October 29, 2015. Tiago and Jorge Lucas were on a motorcycle when they were approached during police patrol. Sergeant Carlos allegedly mistook a hydraulic jack that Jorge was carrying for a gun and fired the shots.
After the incident, the sergeant presented himself to the Homicide Police Station to give a statement. The Civil Police investigation subsequently carried out a simulated reproduction of the incident to try to clarify the dynamics of the deaths. Experts retraced the routes taken by young people and police officers.
Their deaths sparked outrage among residents of the region. At Tiago's funeral, military police officers were harassed by people attending the ceremony.
In December 2015, the Civil Police reconstructed the case. During the simulated reproduction, there were shots fired in the region, and the Shock Battalion needed to support the operation.
The Public Defender's Office of Rio de Janeiro (DPRJ) acted as a prosecution assistant in the trial and represented the family of Tiago Guimarães Dingo.

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