Brazil bar massacre may have been ‘revenge attack carried out by COPS’
Brazil bar massacre may have been ‘revenge attack carried out by COPS’: Shocking theory emerges after mass shooting leaves five women and six men dead
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- Police reported that seven gunmen opened fire in a bar in Belem City, Brazil
- One person was wounded in the attack and 11 people have died after being shot
- Owner of the bar Maria Ivanilza Pinheiro Monteiro was one of the killed people
- Others identified include 21-year-old DJ Leandro Breno Tavares da Silva, 25-year-old Paulo Henrique Passos Ferreira and 33-year-old Raquel da Silva Franco
- The Homicide Division of the Civil Police is conducting interviews and trying to determine the identities of the gunmen
- Last week, three policemen were killed near Belem and some reports claim their deaths could be linked to the bar massacre
- Reports say Vanda’s (Wanda) Bar and Drinks was known for being ‘a drug den’
The Brazil bar mass shooting which left five women and six men death could be a ‘retaliatory attack’ by the police, reports say.
Last week, three policemen were killed near Belem, Brazil and their deaths could be linked to the bar massacre, it is alleged.
Yesterday, gunmen opened fire at a bar in Brazil’s northern Pará state, killing 11 people.
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Many of the victims were shot in the head and blood was splattered all over the bar
Almost all of them were shot in the head.
The G1 news website says police reported that seven gunmen opened fire at a bar in Belem City on Sunday afternoon.
G1 says police also report one person was wounded in the attack.
One of the victims is the owner of the bar, who was identified as Maria Ivanilza Pinheiro Monteiro or ‘Vanda’ (Wanda).
The bar, known as Vanda’s (Wanda) Bar and Drinks, is thought to be a drug den.
Bar owner Maria Ivanilza Pinheiro Monteiro, pictured, was named as one of the victims
The bar’s DJ Leandro Breno Tavares da Silva, pictured, was also killed during the mass shooting
The authorities released the identities of the other eight victims.
They are employees Leandro Breno Tavares da Silva, 21, the bar’s DJ and Paulo Henrique Passos Ferreira, 25, a waiter, along with those believed to be customers, Márcio Rogério Silveira Asunción, 37, Sérgio dos Santos Oliveira, 31, Tereza Raquel da Silva Franco, 33, Samira Tavares Cavalcante, 35, Flávia Teles Farias da Silva, 32, Meire Helen Sousa Fonseca (age not disclosed).
Anderson Gonçalves dos Santos is said to have been the person who survived the attack, but his injuries have not been revealed.
Police are investigating a possible link between the massacre and drug trafficking in northern Brazil.
Illicit substances were allegedly recovered from the scene and items were found on or near some of the victims shot dead during the attack.
Forensic expert began removing the bodies around 7pm last night after examining the scene.
A video shows the aftermath of the shooting, with many of the victims shot in the head and blood all over the bar. Drugs can be seen near some of the bodies.
Five women and six men were killed as an armed group entered and opened fire in a bar
According to police, local residents said the incident happened ‘really quickly’.
The three suspects entered the bar, full of customers, and opened fire straight away.
The gunmen are said to have travelled on three motorcycles and a silver car.
They escaped using routes connecting to the building, which further led authorities to believe that the bar was a drug den.
The Homicide Division of the Civil Police is conducting interviews and has launched a manhunt for the suspects. No one has been arrested.
The gunmen are said to have traveled on three motorcycles and a silver car. They escaped using routes connecting to the building, which further led authorities to believe that the bar was a drug den
General delegate Alberto Teixeira stated that the deaths were execution style, with some of the victims suffering head wounds while others were shot multiple times.
A Pará state spokeswoman, Natalia Mello, says she can only ‘confirm’ there was a massacre in the state.
Belem City police chief Araújo, one of the first officers on the scene, which was flooded with police and rescue services, told local press that seven hooded men, three on motorcycles and four in a silver car – believed to be a Chrysler Voyage, were allegedly responsible for the murders.
He said: ‘We believe the bar is really a façade which is used as a place for the consumption of narcotics.’
The Homicide Division of the Civil Police is conducting interviews and trying to determine the identities of the gunmen. No one has been arrested yet
‘The (suspects) were able to escape the scene, along with others who survived and who may not have wanted to be identified. In searching the premises we discovered there were many hidden escape routes (built) in the bar. This made it difficult to catch the perpetrators.
‘We rescued one survivor, who was shot. He has been taken to Terra Firme Emergency Unit for medical treatment and is in protective custody because of the ongoing dangerous situation and risk to his life.’
Pará governor, Helder Barbalho, called an emergency meeting late Sunday night with security officials at government offices.
In a video posted on his social networks he pledged to do all he could to fight the violence and guaranteed ‘absolute (swift and complete support) to the investigations’.
The massacre occurred in Belem City, in an area known for drug use
‘Let’s not back down. If this incident, which occurred in the Guamá neighbourhood, is to intimidate public security forces led by the government, it will not. We will remain firm and work to guarantee the right of the population to have a quality of life, peace and security.’
O Globo reports that police know the bar as being ‘a place for drug use’.
The area where the incident occurred is considered one of the most violent in Belém, the capital of Pará state, north Brazil.
The region was one of the seven neighborhoods to received reinforcements troops from the National Public Security Force in March this year to boost security.
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