Police Arrest Alleged Shooter in Beatriz Munhos Killing in Bahia

Overview

• Isaías dos Santos Silva, 23, was captured in Mirante, Bahia, in a joint operation by São Paulo’s Cerco unit and Bahia police after being identified as the gunman in the Nov. 1 Sapopemba robbery that killed 20-year-old Beatriz Munhos.
• He was recognized by a victim from a photo and, according to investigators, admitted the shot that killed Beatriz, who had deployed pepper spray during the assault.
• Authorities say Silva fled with his partner to Bahia and hid at his father-in-law’s home in the Mirante district of Areião before his arrest.
• São Paulo’s Public Security Secretariat requested his transfer to the state prison system, while he remains held in Mirante; police note he has prior robbery convictions.
• An 18-year-old accused motorcycle pilot was detained earlier and denies involvement, and investigators have identified a third suspect who allegedly lured the family with a fake R$27,000 drone purchase, a tactic linked to similar crimes.