Police were called to the
scene at approximately 8:15 am, and arrived with ambulance support. Officers were quickly able to apprehend the man and placed him in a police vehicle with the intention of driving him to the nearby station. While in the car, the Brazilian
reportedly attempted to self-harm with hair pins in an effort to cause himself to bleed, claiming he wanted to “infect everyone” with HIV/AIDS.
The transport didn’t make it very far before police stopped the vehicle after seeing the trans-identified male “collapse” in the backseat.
TG LA7 reported that the concerned officers exited the car and opened the rear doors to check on the suspect, but were violently attacked in response.
The suspect, who had ostensibly faked an injury in order to force the car to stop, kicked one officer and ran, resulting in a chase on foot. When one of the officers managed to grab him, the suspect lashed out violently, shoving the officer to the ground and continuing to run.
Il Giorno reports that another officer jumped on a civilian’s scooter to catch up with the suspect, using pepper-spray to finally stop him.
