Cops shot and killed unarmed Car Thief after he surrendered
Shocking video captures two police officers executing unarmed car thief after he surrendered in Brazil
Video shows officers killing man after he appears to put hands behind head
The two officers have been questioned by investigators probing the killing
Men are said to have told bosses the man was shot as he went for weapon
But shocking video released today does not appear to back up their claims
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This is the shocking moment a suspected car thief is shot dead by a police officer after appearing to surrender with his hands behind his head.
The incident occurred in Annapolis near the city of Goiania in Brazil's central-western region and the video was made public after an onlooker took the grainy footage on his mobile phone.
The two officers involved have been questioned by investigators probing the killing.
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The men are said to have told their bosses the dead man, identified as 18-year-old Daniel da Silva Dias, was shot as he went for a gun.
But the footage released today does not appear to back up their claims.
The family of the teenager say they were initially told he died during a gunfight with police.
A relative of Daniel's, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals, said: 'I was really shocked when I received this video.'
Police chief Cleiton Lobo de Araujo said: 'The officers claim that when they tried to arrest the youngster, they spoke with him and asked him to drop his weapon which was inside his trouser belt.
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'They say one of the officers shot at him when he went to lower his hand rapidly.'
The police officers have been suspended while the investigation into the shooting is ongoing.
Brazil's police are responsible for at least 2,000 deaths every year.
Nearly 550 people were shot by police in the state of Rio alone in 2014.
Figures from the Brazilian forum of Public Security NGO show on and off-duty Brazilian police killed 11,197 people in the five years to the end of 2013, compared to 11,090 people in the US in the past 30 years.
The victims are generally recorded as having been 'killed while resisting arrest.'
Oh I though this was the U.S. again, still horrible though.
Yeah and this
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Figures from the Brazilian forum of Public Security NGO show on and off-duty Brazilian police killed 11,197 people in the five years to the end of 2013, compared to 11,090 people in the US in the past 30 years.
New Video release of another unnecessary shooting and killing by Brazilian Police 