A police officer killed four co-workers this Sunday inside a police station in the city of Camocim, in the Ceará region, in northern Brazil.
The local authorities, who have confirmed the incident, have indicated that the suspect – who has not been identified – has been detained, reports the newspaper ‘Jovem Pan’.
The governor of Ceará, Elmano de Freitas, has expressed his solidarity with the families, friends and professionals of the State Public Security, adding that his cabinet “will give all the necessary support to the relatives.”
“I am absolutely shocked by the tragic episode that occurred at the Camocim Police Station, when four civilian policemen lost their lives after being attacked by a colleague, according to police records,” De Freitas said on his social networks.
The Secretary of Public Security and Social Defense of Ceará have indicated that the investigations are ongoing, while it has specified that the place of the events is cordoned off to collect the necessary evidence for the investigation.