Suspect of killing retired PM is investigated for attack on driver shot in the head

The police are investigating a suspect who shot an app driver in São Vicente. He is also being investigated for the death of a retired PM.

The app driver was shot in the head in an attempted robbery on Thursday (12). The driver lost control of the car and crashed.

Retired police officer Emerson Manzo, aged 55, was killed on Tuesday (8). He was working as a security guard at the Golf Club when he was shot.

The Civil Police are investigating whether João Furquim, identified as the possible author of the shot that killed retired military police officer Emerson Manzo, aged 55, also participated in the attempted robbery that left an app driver seriously injured after being shot in the head, in São Vicente, on the coast of São Paulo, on Thursday (12).

According to the police report, a witness recognized the motorcyclist involved in the attempted robbery as one of those investigated for the PM's death. Furquim is on the run and has been temporarily detained.

App driver Jefferson Gutierres Senna, 51, was shot on Avenida Mota Lima, in the Vila Melo neighborhood. According to the police report, he was carrying two passengers when he was approached by two men on a motorcycle, who announced the robbery.

Delegate Rodrigo Martins Iotti, from the General Investigations Police Station (DIG) of Praia Grande, stated that Furquim is identified as the possible author of the shot that killed Emerson. The other two investigated for the police officer's death were arrested.

Robbery attempt

According to the police report, Jefferson tried to flee after the approach, but was pursued by the criminals. As he slowed down, he was shot in the head.

The driver lost control of the car, hit the suspects' motorcycle and crashed into another vehicle and a tree. Surveillance cameras recorded the collision.

Jefferson was rescued unconscious by EMS and taken to Vicentino Hospital, where he remained in the ICU, in serious condition. The suspects fled and abandoned the motorcycle, which had been reported stolen.

Death of military police officer

On September 8, Emerson Manzo was killed with a gunshot to the head while working as a security guard at the Golf Club de São Vicente, in the Catiapoã neighborhood. The criminals fled with his gun.

According to Deputy Iotti, two men approached the police officer, while a third remained close to the club wall. The latter told his mother that he had killed a police officer with another individual.

The man who was near the wall and one of the two who approached Emerson were arrested. The other member of the pair who approached the police officer, identified by the Civil Police as a possible shooter, remains at large.