A man responsible for the private security of a state deputy was injured after accidentally shooting himself in the leg inside the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro (Alerj) this Thursday afternoon (30). He was taken to the Souza Aguiar Hospital, downtown.
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The Fire Department was triggered to attend to the occurrence around 13:30. According to initial information from the portal G1, the shooting would have happened inside the office of deputy Marcelo Dino (União Brasil). However, the identity of the man has not yet been released. His state of health is stable.
Alerj’s internal regulations prohibit carrying a weapon in the headquarters building and its adjacent areas. Failure to comply constitutes a disciplinary infraction in addition to a misdemeanor. The only exception is porting by security department servers when in service.
In a statement, the Military Police emphasized that the shooting was accidental. “The Press Office of the State Secretariat of Military Police informs that a private security guard at the office of a state deputy was injured in the leg by an accidental shot. The Fire Department was called”.
Source: BdF Rio de Janeiro
Editing: Clivia Mesquita
