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Vasco Fan Killed in Stabbing on Federal District Bus After Refusing to Remove Team Shirt

Police are searching for Flamengo supporters seen in witness video after the fatal bus attack.

Overview

  • Eumar Vaz, 34, was stabbed on Sunday on a Samambaia bus after refusing to take off his Vasco jersey and died Monday morning at the Hospital Regional de Ceilândia.
  • The Polícia Militar says the assailants were Flamengo supporters who fled the scene and remain at large.
  • Witness video shows Vaz on the bus floor bleeding while three men, some holding pieces of wood, try to pull off his shirt.
  • The assault occurred on bus line 812.1 in the Federal District following a Flamengo–Vasco match that ended in a draw.
  • Family members report Vaz suffered two stab wounds, to the chest and arm, and he leaves two children.