One 7 year old child he injured in a shooting that resulted in the deaths of two people in Belford Roxo, in Baixada Fluminensebetween Saturday night (21) and early Sunday morning (22). The boy was playing near the field when he was hit in the stomach. He was rescued by family members and taken to the Adão Pereira Nunes Municipal Hospital, in Duque de Caxias..
According to hospital management, the child was shot in the stomach and underwent surgery. His health status is stable. Milena Roberta Silva das Neves, 26, and Diego Souza de Jesus were also killed in the attack. Two other people were injured; one of them was Cristiane Felício dos Santos Sobrinho, 38, who was shot several times in the stomach.
According to the Adão Pereira Nunes health department, Cristiane’s condition is serious. She underwent surgery and remains hospitalized in the ICU unit.
Police are investigating a possible link between the shooting and the death of drug dealer Geonário Fernandes Pereira Moreno, known as Genaro. He was shot dead during the 39th BPM (Belford Roxo) operation in the Santa Tereza Complex on Tuesday (17). Witnesses reported a shootout between criminal groups at the scene of the shooting.
The incident was registered with the Baixada Fluminense Homicide Police Station (DHBF), which is investigating the case. Police in the area have been reinforced.
