Brazilian police officer arrested after shooting woman who charged at cops with a knife
A cop was arrested and later released after he shot and killed a woman who charged at him with a knife after she allegedly tried to kill her estranged husband in Brazil.Harrowing video showed Military Police officer André da Costa and his two partners ordering Camila da Silva, 32, to drop the weapon on a street in the northern São Paulo neighborhood of Pirituba on Thursday.Da Silva, a mother of two, advanced towards the police officers while holding the knife next to her leg and was shot in the chest.Authorities believe that da Silva may have had a psychotic episode prior to being shot.Da Costa was taken into custody and was granted his provisional release following a custody hearing in court Friday, according to Brazilian news outlets.Judge Lucas Bannwart said he released da Costa from custody because he has never been arrested in the past.As part of the investigation, da Costa was suspended for one year and will not be permitted to carry a gun.Da Costa, who is still under investigation for the December 2025 killing of a robbery suspect who was holding a fake gun, was assigned to desk duty and is barred from traveling outside São Paulo for more than eight days without permission.Da Costa told investigators that he and the two other cops, who are assigned to the Military Police’s Motorcycle -Assisted Patrol Unit, were patrolling Pirituba when one of their motorcycles had a mechanical issue.The bike was taken to an area repair shop for service when da Silva’s husband, Diogo Silva, ran up to the police officers and told them that she attempted to kill him.Da Silva arrived on the scene moments later brandishing the knife and refused orders to surrender.São Paulo Military Police Chief João Murgolo, who ordered da Costa’s arrest, did not agree with his decision to shoot da Silva, arguing that she did not pose an imminent threat.“At the moment of the shooting, the victim did not attack any of the military police officers, nor did he make any movement to att...