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Weekend Shootings and Stabbing in Roraima and Bahia Leave One Dead, Several Hospitalized

Investigators are relying on security video to identify attackers.

Overview

  • In Boa Vista’s Cauamé on October 11, a 26-year-old Venezuelan was shot by two men on a motorcycle while picking up his wife at a barbershop, and the case was recorded as attempted homicide with the victim set for surgery at the state hospital (HGR).
  • In Caracaraí the same day, a 21-year-old was wounded after being mistaken for his brother, and a 50-year-old suspect was arrested with the firearm and the victim was transferred to HGR due to the severity of his injuries.
  • On October 12 in Caraíva, Porto Seguro (BA), a man was killed inside an açaí shop; footage shows the shooter exiting a car, firing, and fleeing, and the local police are investigating authorship and motive.
  • Also on October 12, a 27-year-old was stabbed ten times during a fight in the Sacaí riverine community of Caracaraí, and police registered the case as attempted homicide with reports that the suspect acted to defend a third person.
  • Relatives evacuated the stabbing victim by motorboat after authorities reported no fluvial police unit available to reach the remote community, highlighting response constraints in the region.