The military police officer shot dead early this Monday (3) during an attempted kidnapping at SC-491 in Florianopolis is “home and well,” police said. She was shot in the leg during the shootout and taken to Celso Ramos Hospital in the city center.

A policewoman was shot dead during an attempted kidnapping – Photo: Daniela Ceccon/NDTV

According to the PMRv (Military Highway Police), the projectile passed through the victim’s leg, but did not hit a joint or artery. The officer is recovering at home and feeling well.

The garrison remained on the scene in search of the other three fugitives all night until dawn that Tuesday (4), when the operation ended. Now the group continues intelligence activities and follows the investigations of the civilian police.

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The kidnapping attempt took place around midnight on Monday (3). Four men approached the man and put him in a red Voyage model car in the Jurerê Internacional area.

They were running at high speed on SC-401 towards Centro when they spotted a PMRV making a barrier in the lane. The criminals stopped the car and entered into a shootout with law enforcement officers. During the shooting, a military police officer was wounded in the leg.

Police looking for suspect in mangroves – video: Daniela Ceccon/NDTV

At the time of the shooting, one of the criminals fled the scene in a car. The abducted man, who was still in the car, managed to jump out of the moving car and was rescued by the police.

The other three men who participated in the action fled through the mangroves. The garrison of the Tactical PM (military police) who supported the incident followed the criminals, and a new shootout took place. The suspect fled in a car, but was overtaken by the BOPE garrison and arrested at Río Tavares train station.

The kidnapping victim had minor abrasions on his arms, forearms and back and also needed medical attention. He is from Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, and was handed over at the door of the house he rented for a weekend in Florianopolis.

According to the testimony given to the authorities, the crime was committed due to the loss of a large number of cryptocurrencies. More than 50 specialists from the PM, BOPE (Special Operations Battalion) and PMRv were involved in the operation.