TDoR 2022 / 2022 / April / 13 / R. da Silva Franco


R. da Silva Franco

Age 29

13 Apr 2022
Resende, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Shot

TDoR list ref: tgeu/tdor2022/13-Apr-2022/R. da Silva Franco

R. da Silva Franco

R. was shot in the street and died in hospital in the early hours of Wednesday 13th April. Her assailant was captured on CCTV calmly walking away with a gun tucked into his belt.

A 29-year-old [trans woman] was shot dead in the early hours of Wednesday, the 13th, in the city center. The crime took place at the door of a commercial establishment, near the city's bus terminal. The victim was identified as [deadname] da Silva Franco. According to the Military Police, two men who would be on a motorcycle are suspects in the crime. As of this writing, no suspects have been arrested.

Police officers from the 37th Military Police Battalion (BPM) were called at around 3:40 am to check for gunshots, in the vicinity of the bus terminal. At the scene, the military received information that the transvestite had been shot. She was rescued by a team from the Fire Department to the Henrique Sérgio Gregori Municipal Emergency Hospital, in the Jardim Jalisco neighborhood. However, the victim did not survive her injuries.

https://avozdacidade.com/wp/travesti-e-assassinada-no-centro-de-resende/

https://tribunasf.com.br/identificada-vitima-de-execucao-em-resende-era-uma-travesti/

https://g1.globo.com/rj/sul-do-rio-costa-verde/noticia/2022/04/13/mulher-e-assassinada-com-tiros-a-queima-roupa-em-resende.ghtml

https://vassouras.portaldacidade.com/noticias/policial/travesti-e-morta-a-tiros-em-resende-5210

https://odia.ig.com.br/resende/2022/04/6380285-travesti-e-assassinada-a-tiros-no-centro-de-resende.html

https://twitter.com/jornalodia/status/1514327680161832969

Report added: 13 Apr 2022. Last updated: 8 Nov 2022

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