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Two Dead in Bahia Drive-By, Three Youths Shot in Roraima Home Invasion

Police say both attacks were targeted, with suspects still at large.

Overview

  • In Feira de Santana’s Gabriela neighborhood, Esdras Vitor Silva Alves, 25, and Giselle da Silva Oliveira, 16, were killed at Praça da Alvorada on Saturday night.
  • A third victim in Bahia, Giselle’s brother Dhouglas Henrique da Silva Ribeiro, 27, was hospitalized at HGCA and was reported not to be at risk of death.
  • Investigators in Bahia say the shooters passed the scene in a white car, and the Homicide Division is seeking to establish authorship and motive.
  • In Boa Vista’s Nova Cidade, three youths aged 14, 17 and 19 were shot inside a residence during an attack recorded by police as a settling of scores.
  • Roraima authorities say the assailants were searching for a recently released relative, one suspect was identified to police as “Rodriguinho,” and officers collected eight intact rounds and six .380 shell casings for the Civil Police.