A policeman was shot at point-blank range seconds after kissing his kids goodbye outside their school.
Horror CCTV footage shows how the officer and his wife dropped their two children off yesterday (24 Sept) morning.
As he leant down to kiss one of his children, a car carrying four individuals pulled up, and two men emerged from the back seat.
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One of them reportedly yelled: “You lost.”
The first man raised a handgun and shot the policeman at point-blank range in front of his terrified family.
The second man ran back into the car as it travelled further down the avenue.
As the mum and kids ran into the school, the gunman shot the officer again as he fell to the ground.
As he lay on the pavement in broad daylight, the gunman rummaged around his beltline.
He took his service weapon before running out of view.
Local media say the policeman took four bullets.
He was taken to a general hospital in a patrol car and later transferred to a police hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
He was shot in the arm, chin, shoulder, and back.
He was in critical condition at the time of reporting.
His wife and children were unharmed, as reported by Need To Know.
His name has not been released, but local media say he belongs to the Military Police – Brazil’s preventive force.
He is reportedly a sub-lieutenant assigned to the Expressways Policing Battalion.
The motive for the crime is unknown but is under investigation.
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