Sao Paulo International Airport: One killed, three wounded by gunmen at Brazil airport
Unidentified gunmen in a black car have opened fire at Sao Paulo’s international airport in Brazil, killing one person and injuring three others, police say.
The man who was killed was identified as Antonio Vinicius Lopes Gritzbach, who had previously received death threats from the First Command of the Capital, a powerful international criminal group.
A woman and two men were wounded in the shooting and the two men were taken to a nearby hospital, police said without giving further details.
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Police have not yet determined the number of gunmen involved in the attack.
Social media footage shows two individuals who appear to have been shot at the airport.
One victim is seen lying on the ground at Terminal Two, primarily used for domestic flights, while the other is seen stranded on an access road outside the terminal.
With Reuters.
