A man identified as Mateus Chavez Figueiredo, 24 years old, known as “Taco”, was shot dead during an exchange of fire with the police in Puraquecuara, the eastern zone of Manaus, on Tuesday (29).
The suspect was wanted in the municipality of Presidente Figueiredo, suspected of killing 8-year-old Marcos Felipe Pires Lima when he was trying to escape from the police after he was caught riding a motorcycle in the municipal square.
The Military Police (PM) received a complaint that a man was selling drugs in the capital of Amazonas, and as soon as the team arrived at the scene, the PM was met with gunfire.
During the exchange of gunfire, Taco was hit and had to be taken to Platão Araújo Hospital. Immediately after his discharge, he will be taken to the police station for the relevant procedures.
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