The courier Wilker Michel, Francisca Marcela da Silva Ribeiro’s fiancé, witnessed the tragic murder of his partner during an attempted robbery in the Ipiranga region, in the South Zone of São Paulo.
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According to Wilker, the woman She was hit by shots from an off-duty parliamentarian who intervened in the assault. The attack occurred as the couple was preparing for a short motorcycle trip to the city of Nova Odessa.
Last Sunday, before embarking on their trip, Wilker and Francisca stopped at a gas station to calibrate the tires and refuel. During this moment, a group of thieves on several motorcycles approached them.
Although Wilker had already handed over the motorcycle to the assailants, the off-duty officer, Daniel Lins Ferreira, He intervened by shooting at the criminals, which resulted in a chaotic exchange of shots.
Wilker described how the police officer fired without warning, fatally wounding Francisca.
“The police officer took a few steps and fired at the bandits. He aimed at me too, firing a shot that went over my head. I only remember that I shouted ‘stop, stop, she’s my wife’. Then the officer retreated towards the street, continuing to shoot at the criminals,” Wilker said.
Pharmaceutical technician Francisca Marcela da Silva Ribeiro, 33, died on Sunday, October 6. On Tuesday the 8th, her body was laid to rest inside Piauí, wearing her wedding dress. which she had planned to wear at her wedding, scheduled for the 26th of this month.
According to the Secretariat of Public Security (SSP), the incident occurred when a group of thieves tried to steal the motorcycle on which Francisca Marcela and her partner were traveling. The police officer, who was off duty, intervened in the assault after the criminals opened fire. Unfortunately, one of the shots hit Francisca Marcela, who was rescued but did not survive her injuries.
The two thieves involved, aged 20 and 22, were arrested at the scene. One of them was taken to hospital after being injured during the confrontation.
The motorcycle messenger said that after the incident, he decided to confront the police officer to ask why he had fired the shot. According to his testimony, he did not receive any response from the officer.
“I asked him, ‘Man, why did you do that?’ He looked at me without any expression of pain or regret, with a cold gaze, and then looked away. At no time did he look at her face, nor did he apologize,” the messenger commented.
In his statement to the police station, police officer Daniel Lins Ferreira explained that he was refueling at a station when he heard someone announcing a robbery. Initially, he believed that the assault was taking place at the station itself and, being surrounded by motorcyclists dressed in black, he did not realize that the victims were a couple.
Ferreira reported that he was surrounded by approximately ten criminals, and only decided to draw his weapon after observing that the robbers were also armed. According to his story, there was an exchange of shotsalthough he could not specify how many times he fired. During the shooting, Ferreira heard someone mention the word “victim.”
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