A 21-year-old man died during a confrontation with military police on Monday night in Jardim Olaria, a neighborhood in Caraguatatuba, on the northern coast of São Paulo state, according to a police report. Officers fired five shots, and the man died at the scene. The officers’ weapons were also seized during the investigation.
Police had been called by a man who said he had argued with the victim. He told officers he had gone to drop off his daughter at the home of his former partner, who was the victim’s girlfriend, when the dispute occurred. According to police, the young man took a homemade firearm from a backpack when he saw the officers.
Officers also seized portions of marijuana and a notebook containing entries related to drug trafficking at the house. The victim’s 36-year-old partner is being investigated for drug trafficking.
The victim’s mother was detained after damaging a police vehicle. At the police station, she admitted to the damage, and a delegate set bail at the equivalent of one minimum wage. The case was recorded as a death resulting from police intervention, property damage and drug trafficking.
Sources: G1.