A man was shot by the Military Police (PM) on Monday morning (26) after being caught assaulting a woman and pointing an object resembling a firearm at her head . The incident occurred on the street in Criciúma , in the south of Santa Catarina . Both were taken to the hospital.

According to the police, the suspect disobeyed orders to drop the object and continued the assault. Video taken by witnesses shows the victim cornered and screaming. Faced with a new threat to the victim, one of the police officers shot the man twice.

The footage also shows one of the police officers asking him to lower his weapon. In response, he delivers a series of punches to the victim. At the same time, witnesses plead with him not to kill her.

g1 contacted the Civil Police, but had not received a response by the time of the last update to this report. The suspect's name has not been released.

The crime took place in the Vila Rica neighborhood.