An agent from one of Sao Paulo’s elite military police (public security) groups was mistakenly killed by colleagues in the Brazilian city after he was mistaken for a robber. Shock Battalion Corporal Raoni de Paula Vieira, 32, was off duty and in civilian clothes when he was killed by his colleagues as he approached a car that had aroused his suspicions in Vila Andrade, south of the capital San -Paulo.
The agents who shot him said that while on patrol at night in a car, they saw a man on a motorcycle pointing a gun at the driver of the car – a scene sadly common in Sao Paulo, which has seen a spate of robberies. armed violence committed by criminals on motorcycles. One of the agents opened fire from the vehicle and the alleged assailant fell, taking a direct hit.
And only when the police came close to the wounded man, one of them recognized him as an agent, since they had previously worked together. Rahoni, who had been a police officer for 10 years, was married and the father of a young son, was taken to hospital but died from his injuries.
A driver approached by Rahoni, who was working on an app platform, said the agent became suspicious and ordered him to stop because he was circling the same block, suspecting he might be a domestic thief scouting the area for information. robbery. The driver explained to Rachoni that he did not know the area and the GPS in his car had malfunctioned and forced him to turn around when other police suddenly appeared and opened fire.