Young man shot dead inside home in Castro Alves, Brazil.
NEWS:
A 22-year-old man was shot dead inside his own home in Castro Alves, a municipality in Bahia, Brazil, on the night of Saturday, April 25, 2026.
The victim was identified as Alfredo Gonçalves dos Santos Filho. The shooting happened at a residence on Rua do Dendê, in the Recôncavo Baiano region.
Residents reported hearing several gunshots and called the Military Police. When officers arrived, they found Alfredo wounded by multiple gunshots inside the property.
A video connected to the case shows the victim still alive after the shooting, badly wounded and asking for water before his death. The footage confirms the condition of the victim after the attack. It does not show who fired the shots, how many suspects entered the home, the motive for the attack, or the full sequence before police and emergency workers arrived.
Alfredo was assisted by a SAMU emergency medical team and taken to a local health unit. He did not survive the injuries.
Preliminary reports said unidentified suspects entered the residence and opened fire. No suspect had been publicly identified in the available information.
The Civil Police of Bahia is investigating the homicide. Regional reporting said the case was being handled through the 1st Territorial Police Station of Santo Antônio de Jesus, which issued requests for autopsy and identification procedures.
The available reports did not confirm a motive. No arrest was reported.
The confirmed record is that Alfredo Gonçalves dos Santos Filho was shot inside a residence on Rua do Dendê, was found wounded after residents heard gunfire, received emergency medical assistance, was taken to a health unit and died from the gunshot wounds.
News story written by DarkGore.
