Civil police investigator shoots thief during attempted robbery in Brazil

Video shows the moment a civil police investigator shot a would be thief during an attempted robbery in Brazil.

“A 40-year-old Civil Police investigator suffered an attempted robbery in the early hours of Saturday (21), reacted and shot at the suspects. The case took place in the Jardins Recantos das Rosas neighborhood, in the East Zone of the capital.

One of the robbers, who is 23 years old, was hit and is hospitalized under police escort at the Hospital Geral de Guaianases, while the other managed to escape. A security camera recorded the action.

• The police officer was in a car that parked in front of a residence.
• She was accompanied by her husband
• Seconds later, a motorcycle passes by, reduces speed and returns towards the vehicle.
• As soon as the two get out of the car, another motorcycle appears.
• The first suspect approaches the police officer’s husband and points a gun in his direction
• The investigator pulled out a gun and shot the robber, who tried to flee on a motorcycle.
• The other suspect witnessed the scene and managed to escape.
• A person passing by ran away when he realized it was a robbery.

According to the Public Security Secretariat, a 357 caliber revolver with the number removed and a motorcycle were seized. The police officer’s weapon was also seized. Expert examinations were requested from the Criminalistics Institute (IC) and the Legal Medical Institute (IML).

The case was registered as an attempted robbery in the 53rd Police District (Parque do Carmo) and remains under investigation.”