Wild Scene In A Brazilian Courthouse As A Man Shoots A Defendant On Trial For Killing His Father

Images from security cameras show the moment when a man interrupts a jury in the São José do Belmonte Forum, in the Sertão of Pernambuco, shoots and injures the defendant, the target of the shots. The man was injured while on trial for killing the shooter's father.

The attack during the trial took place on November 29, 2023, at the Dr. Geraldo Sobreira de Moura Forum, but the images were released last Monday (1st). According to the Military Police, the incident was registered as an attempted murder.

The shooter was detained in the act at the time and remains in pre-trial detention. The police seized a 38-caliber revolver from him. The defendant, who was already free before being shot for the jury, remains at large.

The defendant, the only one injured during the attack, was taken to Serra Talhada Hospital. The Civil Police reported that 6 gunshots hit the defendant.

"The victim, the defendant Francisco Cleidivaldo Mariano de Moura, is alive and at large; the jury has not been reconvened and a new date has not been assigned yet. The shooter, identified as Cristiano Alves Terto, is under arrest. The attempted murder carried out by Cristiano Alves Terto is already being tried", informed the Court of Justice of Pernambuco (TJPE) in a note.