Civilian police are in mourning in Brazil. In the northern state of Ceara, an inspector shot and killed four of his colleagues Sunday at the police station where they worked, authorities said.

The crime occurred in Camocim, 354 kilometers from Fortaleza, the capital of Ceara, police said on Instagram.

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The suspect, who was on leave, fled in a police vehicle after committing the quadruple murder. He then went to a military police barracks, a municipal security official told local news portal G1. Authorities are investigating the motive for the killing.

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