The crime was investigated by the Department of Homicide and Personal Protection (DHPP) –
Residents of the Tancredo Neves neighborhood, in Salvador, experienced panic on Saturday night (21). A shooting attack left four people dead on Rua da Roma.
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According to the Military Police Operations Command (COOPM), agents from the 23rd CIPM were called to investigate an incident involving the shooting of firearms at the location. When police arrived, they learned of the fact, and four men had no vital signs. The location was locked down until forensic teams arrived.
In a statement, the Civil Police reported that the Department of Homicide and Personal Protection (DHPP) is investigating the circumstances, motivations and authors of the massacre. The Technical Police Service (DPT) was called in to carry out forensic examinations, exhumations and necropsies.