The Civil Police in Sao Paulo revealed the identity of the man who shot a woman inside a sweets shop in the Jardim Fontales neighborhood, in the northern region of the capital, Sao Paulo, on the first Monday of this month. Bruno Lopez Barreto, 36, is on the run and has a request for temporary detention on charges of attempted murder of women.
According to investigators, he was jealous of the new relationship of his ex-wife, identified as Evelyn De Souza Saraiva, 38, and threatened to kill her several times.
The recordings show the moment Bruno confronted his ex-wife, who works in the sweets shop. He asks her to leave the institution. “Aren’t you leaving? Aren’t you leaving?” he insists, standing still with his arms crossed.
Moments later, he pulled out two pistols and fired at close range, causing her to instantly fall to her knees. Already on the ground, the woman looks towards Bruno, who is still shouting: “You think I’m joking, right? Now you see.”
Man shoots ex-wife in SP
At least four shots were fired, and the attacker fled on a motorcycle. A team from the Military Police Air Group (Águia) was called for emergency rescue and transported the victim to Das Clínicas Hospital. Evelin is still in hospital, and according to information from TV Globo, there is no danger of death.
The Secretariat of Public Security (SSP) reported that the case was under investigation by the 73rd Police District (Gasana) and that experts were at the scene, on Oshikichi Kamiya Street. Authorities are continuing their search to arrest the shooter.
Bruno Lopez had already been arrested. He was sentenced in 2016 to five years and four months in prison for aggravated robbery, when he and two teenagers stole a car using an imitation weapon. In May 2020, after serving 45% of his sentence, as a principal offender and showing good behavior, he was released on conditions.