Fighter is arrested after violently attacking two neighbors in Rio
Lucas Portela Fontana Gomes was arrested for attempted feminicide, bodily harm, threats and home invasion
Quick Look
- A man was arrested in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro after beating two neighbors, including an 81-year-old woman, inside the elevator of the building where he lives.
- Security cameras recorded almost three minutes of attacks.
- The suspect resisted arrest, tried to grab a police officer's gun and was shot in the leg.
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Why It Matters
The case involves violent attacks recorded by security cameras in a residential building in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro. The suspect had already attacked an 81-year-old woman before attacking another neighbor in the elevator. The arrest occurred after the police had access to the images and health status of the victims.
A man was arrested after beating women in the building where he lives in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro.
The security camera shows when a desperate family arrives at the entrance. A neighbor hears the screams and tries to understand what is happening. Soon after, he takes the elevator and goes up to the floor where the man had already attacked an 81-year-old woman. When he comes across him, he becomes another victim. The violence is so brutal that we blur the images. The man kicks his neighbor and, from then on, throws a series of punches and elbows. He even strangles the woman. There are almost three minutes of attacks.
"According to the victim, he was just shouting: 'Since no one helps me, I'm going to kill everyone, I'm going to kill everyone'", says police chief Álvaro Gomes.
The man was identified as Lucas Portela Fontana Gomes, he is a jiu-jitsu practitioner. Jornal Nacional spoke to an employee who, out of fear, preferred not to identify himself. His voice was altered by artificial intelligence:
"It was a barbaric thing. Him kicking her in the face. It makes me want to cry because it's difficult. It was a lot of kicks in the face, a lot of kicks in the face."
Witnesses said that, before attacking the neighbor inside the elevator, the man had already entered other apartments. The 81-year-old woman is hospitalized with head trauma.
Lucas Portela resisted arrest and tried to grab a police officer's gun. The agents shot him in the leg. Upon leaving the hospital, he gave a statement and was released, because initially the case was registered only as a bodily injury. Only after having access to the images and the health status of the victims did the police request the arrest. Lucas was arrested this Friday (6) morning for attempted feminicide, bodily harm, threats and home invasion.
Why didn't he look for a man, especially a man his size, to carry out these attacks? Because he is a very big, very strong guy. But it was precisely women and even more fragile women. So, we still have to investigate all of this to be sure, but I believe it is really a crime due to misogyny, due to this hatred of women", says police chief Álvaro Gomes.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The suspect will remain in custody while the investigation progresses.
Likely · Within days
Open Questions
- What is the 81-year-old woman’s current health status?
- What were the specific injuries of the second victim?
- Will the suspect remain in custody or be released again?
