A military policeman was shot down early this Saturday morning (18) in Itaiópolis, on the northern plateau of Santa Catarina. The video from the second camera shows the moment of the crime.

The attack took place at about one in the morning in the city center. According to the military police, the officer was hit while trying to approach a car that was making dangerous maneuvers on the street.

The video shows the moment when the car passes over a police officer, who, according to eyewitnesses, had previously been carried on the hood for about 500 meters. Watch the video:

A police officer was hit while trying to approach a driver in Itaiopolis – Video: Online/Reproduction

Despite the astonishing picture, the policeman was rescued by volunteer firefighters conscious and oriented, but with several abrasions and presumed fractures.

He was sent to the Santo António de Itaiópolis hospital, from where he was transferred to the Sao Vicente de Paulo hospital in Mafra, where he underwent hip surgery. The frame is stable.

According to the prime minister, the driver who was supposed to run over the police officer is 21 years old and fled the scene without providing assistance. The police are looking for him.