Shooting at São Paulo Airport: Obvious attack on entrepreneurs

Shooting at São Paulo Airport: Obvious attack on entrepreneurs

A businessman was killed on Friday in a presumably targeted firearm attack at the international airport of São Paulo, reports cnn brasil .

Details of the incident

In the incident, three other people were also injured. According to CNN Brasil, around five attackers got out of a black vehicle and opened the fire to the businessman Antônio Vinicius Gritzbach. A vehicle that corresponds to this description was later found abandoned near the airport. The investigators check whether it was related to the attack.

reactions and investigations

Videos are circulating on social media that show the lifeless body of the businessman at the entrance to the airport, while other recordings show travelers who save themselves in the terminal. So far, CNN has not been able to review the authenticity of these videos independently.

In a statement, Guarulhos Airport in São Paulo confirmed that the police and medical teams were immediately alerted. Military police, criminal police and street police were quickly at the scene, and the Homicide and Personal Protection Department of São Paulo leads the investigation, according to CNN Brasil.

Investigations in the course

São Paulo's security secretary explained that the authorities examine the circumstances of the homicide. Further details will be published as soon as the incident report has been completed.