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Ceará Policewoman Killed in Gunfire With Husband During Car Dispute

Military justice now leads the inquiry, with seized service weapons submitted as evidence.

Overview

  • The shooting happened Wednesday inside a car on Avenida Cícero Sá in Eusébio, in the Fortaleza metropolitan region.
  • Larissa Gomes da Silva, 26, was struck in the abdomen and chest and died after being taken to the local emergency care unit.
  • Her husband, PMCE agent Joaquim Filho, was shot in the leg and remains hospitalized in stable condition under police escort.
  • Both officers’ service firearms were collected at the scene for presentation to the Coordenadoria de Polícia Judiciária Militar e Disciplina.
  • Police said the case was forwarded to a military justice commission for further proceedings, as the force mourned Larissa, who served in the 1st Company of the 15th Battalion and leaves three children.