Army Corporal Fatally Shoots Suspected Robber After Beach Chase in Guarujá

Overview

• Police say the shooting followed an alleged knife-point robbery on Praia da Enseada early Saturday, with footage showing a pursuit along the sand.
• According to São Paulo’s public security department, roughly eight shots were fired before the suspect fell, and emergency responders confirmed death at the scene.
• Civil police registered the occurrence as robbery and homicide in the modality of legitimate defense, and investigators continue to reconstruct the sequence of events.
• Forensic teams seized the soldier’s firearm along with a knife recovered from the scene for laboratory analysis.
• The Army’s regional command acknowledged involvement of a 2nd Field Artillery Group service member and said evidence is preserved for inquiry, while Military Police reported the deceased had prior property-crime convictions and a recent prison release.