Suspect of shooting dead woman in app car is arrested after surrendering to police

The case happened on Monday morning (9). The victim, Carla Nascimento, 29, was shot inside the vehicle after the suspect, who was with her, got out of the car. The police did not say what the relationship was between the suspect and the woman, but the crime is being investigated as femicide.

In an interview with TV Globo, delegate Talita Hartz, who is investigating the case, reported that the suspect appeared accompanied by his lawyer. As a result, the arrest warrant was served against the man, whose name was not disclosed.

"We managed to collect testimonies from witnesses, including in person, who informed us that this victim had requested an Uber app bound for Cemitério Morada da Paz and originating in Arthur Lundgren II. During this route, the suspect had asked the driver to return and take the victim back to the place of origin, after the victim had received several calls from people called friends who were worried about her. The driver answered and, upon returning, stopped the vehicle because the person under investigation wanted to get off. When he got off, he already fired three shots," he said.

According to delegate Priscila Lemos, who is also following the case, the man came to the police station spontaneously. After the arrest warrant was served, he was interrogated, but remained silent when asked about the authorship and motivation of the crime.

"During the interrogation, his defense presented some medical documents that will be the subject of analysis during the police investigation, and he remained within his constitutional right to remain silent during much of this interrogation. On the central questions, such as authorship and motivation, he remained silent," he said.

After being shot, Carla was taken by the app driver to the Nossa Senhora Aparecida Central Hospital, in the Vila Torres Galvão neighborhood, in Paulista, in Greater Recife. The victim, however, arrived dead at the health unit. The app driver was not injured.

As the prisoner's name was not disclosed, it was not possible to confirm with the Court of Justice of Pernambuco (TJPE) whether he had already undergone a custody hearing and what the result was.