A murder suspect with a bullet lodged in his forehead apparently tried to drink beer as the police led him away.
Antônio Neles Gomes de Abreu moved towards a bottle on a table with his hands cuffed behind his back.
Before he could quench his thirst, an officer grabbed him from behind and marched him towards a police car.
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The police had been called to the scene in the early hours of yesterday (19 Sept) after reports of a homicide and of an attempted homicide.
Witnesses told how a blazing row had broken out at the petrol station convenience store in Santa Luzia do Pará in northern Brazil.
At the height of the heated discussion, De Abreu had allegedly stabbed victim João Itamar Alves da Silva in the stomach, killing him instantly.
In retaliation, another man, identified as Luiz Fernando Andrade, had pulled a firearm and shot De Abreu.
A snap taken at the scene shows the latter with a bullet lodged in his forehead.
It’s believed the bullet failed to penetrate his skull because the cartridge had likely been stored in a cold place, cooling the powder.
This meant that when the trigger was pulled, the bullet was released at reduced speed.
Some reports say De Abreu was also shot in the groin.
He was taken to hospital under police guard, as reported by Need To Know.
Once discharged, he will be banged up and charged with Da Silva’s murder.
Andrade, who fled the scene and was still being hunted at the time of reporting, will be charged with the attempted murder of De Abreu.
The police say the injured and the deceased had a long-running dispute.
