According to the witnesses of the fact, the presumed murderer would be the lieutenant Henrique Otavio Oliveira Velozo, 30 years old, an officer of the Militarized Police of that city. After fleeing at first, he appeared before his superiors at the Corporation’s Office and was immediately arrested as a suspect in the crime.
Desperation and anguish were present in that place, when Leander Lo He was hit by a bullet in his head. Screams and runs generated fear in those present, before the shots. A video of the shocking moment in which the athlete was taken in the ambulance was published on social networks.
Minutes later the death of It. He was taken to the hospital and hours later he was pronounced brain dead. He was one of the most successful Brazilian jiu-jitsu athletes of all time, having won eight world championships as a black belt since 2012.
How was the event that caused the death of Leandro Lo
According to witnesses, the officer Velozo was dressed as a civilian and appeared to be intoxicated.. When the altercation began, he managed to evade an arm lock that Lo had given him to try to calm him down and without hesitation he took out his weapon, where he was shot.
Finally, hours after those sequences, the family was going to report that Leandro Lo had been diagnosed with brain death after suffering a lethal bullet. After the official announcement, athletes and friends of the victim immediately went to the gates of Police District 17.
According to the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper, more than 40 people attended the scene to receive the policeman suspected of having killed the renowned São Paulo martial artist.
“Justice!”, “assassin” and “Jiu-Jitsu united, we will never be defeated”, were the screams that could be heard at the doors of the police station, hours later. The fury of those present exploded when a vehicle arrived in which Oliveira Velozo was supposed to be. Automatically the crowd jumped on the car and it was there that the authorities decided to act, where some crosses and fights were seen in the face of the dramatic situation.
Those who echoed what happened were the authorities of the Brazilian Federation of Jiu Jitzu (IBFJJ). Through Twitter, they published a message with their condolences for what happened, as a sign of tribute.
Who was Leander Lo
Leandro Pereira do Nascimento Lo, 33 years old, was eight times world champion in jiu-jitsu in five different categories and won five World Cup titles in the modality, as well as eight Pan American titles in this sport. The fighter, who won his first world title in 2012 in the lightweight category, was still active and in May of this year he won a new world title, but in the medium-heavyweight category.
“The first title was the feeling of becoming world champion and this last one was the feeling of still being world champion. The two best sensations of my life, ”the fighter then assured in a publication on his social networks. The Brazilian was scheduled to play a championship in the United States in the coming days.
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