Police Confrontations in Niterói and Crato Leave Six Suspects Dead and Trigger Seizures

Overview

• In Niterói early Friday, a 12th BPM pursuit ended after the suspects’ car hit a pole on Avenida Marquês de Paraná, leaving two dead and three wounded taken to Hospital Estadual Azevedo Lima with conditions police described as stable.
• Officers in Niterói recovered four rifles, eight rifle magazines, two pistols and drugs from the vehicle, and the case was assigned to the Homicide Division for further investigation with patrols reinforced in the area.
• In Crato on Thursday evening, police intercepted a car in the Mutirão area after reports of planned faction attacks, and four occupants were shot in a gunfight and died after being taken to Hospital São Francisco.
• Two additional suspects on a motorcycle were located and arrested in Crato, with victims identifying them as the pair involved in an earlier attack.
• Crato authorities seized two .38 revolvers, a .40 pistol and a 7.65 pistol, and the material was sent to the Regional Police Station as procedural steps moved forward.