Off-duty police officer shoots homeless man after knife attack in Guarapari, Brazil.
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An off-duty state Military Police officer shot a homeless man during a confrontation in the center of Guarapari, Brazil, after the man advanced toward him with a knife, according to police information reported after the incident.
The shooting happened on the afternoon of April 30, 2026, at about 2 p.m. The man was hit by two gunshots. Security camera footage records the confrontation on a sidewalk and in the street.
The video shows the officer and the man standing close to each other on the sidewalk before the encounter escalates. The officer draws his gun and moves backward. The man advances toward him with a knife. The officer falls into the street and fires from the ground. The man is struck and collapses on the sidewalk.
The footage directly confirms the armed advance, the officer’s fall, the gunfire, and the man going down after being shot. The video does not establish every detail of what happened before the recorded confrontation, and it does not independently prove the man’s prior conduct in the area.
Police information later identified the injured man as 32 years old. His name was not confirmed in the available material. The officer’s name was also not released in the material reviewed.
According to information attributed to the Military Police, the officer was off duty and said he noticed the man acting suspiciously and repeatedly watching customers at a restaurant. The officer said he identified himself as a police officer and tried to make an approach. He reported that the man attacked him with a knife.
According to the same reported police account, the man had been bothering merchants in the area for some time. That point was reported as information gathered by the local press, not as something directly proven by the footage.
The man was treated by a Samu emergency medical team and taken under escort to Hospital Luiz Buaiz. After receiving medical care, he was released from the hospital and taken to the 5th Regional Police Station in Guarapari. His medical condition was not detailed in the available report.
Police said the knife used in the attack was seized at the scene. Other knives allegedly found in the man’s possession were also seized.
The Civil Police said the 32-year-old man was arrested in flagrante and booked for attempted homicide. He was then sent to the Provisional Detention Center. The officer was questioned and released after the police authority treated him as the victim of the attempted homicide.
The officer claimed self-defense. The available reports did not show a final court decision, an independent forensic conclusion, or any later procedural update changing the initial police classification of the case.
News story written by DarkGore.
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