[TheCruxofBag]

Pirituba, São Paulo, Brazil

A woman armed with a knife, apparently experiencing a mental health crisis, was shot and killed by a police officer on Thursday afternoon.

Local residents had contacted the Military Police, reporting that the woman was moving through the area behaving erratically and threatening people with a knife.

Three police officers attempted to negotiate with the woman, but she continued to walk down the street with the knife. She started to approach an officer, resulting in her getting shot in the chest and neck area. Her death was confirmed on-site.

The Secretariat of Public Security reported that the police officer who fired the shot was arrested in the act and taken to the Department of Homicide and Person Protection (DHPP).The Secretariat stated that it “does not tolerate misconduct” and that all circumstances will be investigated.

[deathtrap]

Some poor mental displayed all around it's really insane tho when you can't subdue a skinny woman with a knife and you got grande size 3 amigos on scene 7

[kekec69]

woman should not have free will

[WonderMomma]

That woman got very close and they only fired one shot. This looks way different from shootings I've seen where I live.

[foxfantastic]

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

That woman got very close and they only fired one shot. This looks way different from shootings I've seen where I live.

The entire membership of this site is eagerly anticipating the one where you don't.

[CombatVet]

She fell funny......

[kellyhound]

We're going to see this way more in big cities all around the world and especially in RJ.

The number of people living in the treet has risen to over 96,000, the largest concentration of homeless individuals in all of Latin America.

Regarding shelter capacity, there are only about 29,000 beds available in overnight facilities. Consequently, more than 65,000 people are left with no choice but to sleep outdoors on sidewalks, under overpasses or in tents.

Scientific research under investigation in São Paulo shows that the psychological distress on the streets is enormous as 50% suffer from severe depressive symptoms and approximately 30% have active suicidal thoughts.

More than 60% have severe sleep problems, which are exacerbated by psychotic episodes and confused behavior.

also São Paulo is famous for Cracolândia, a district in the center where historically large groups of heavy crack users lived openly on the streets and using drugs.

So maybe this was a homeless woman that went nuts or a crackhead.

[x68000]

She went down like a felled tree.

[pyro0351]

Seized right up

[Sick0ne1]

Bet she won’t do that again