# Fatal mistaken identity shooting in Paraná

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/fatal-mistaken-identity-shooting-in-paran
> Updated: 2026-08-14T21:33:50.000Z. Sources: 6. Developments: 2.

On 19 June 2026, businessman Hugo Gabriel Moll was fatally shot in the head inside a barbershop in Ponta Grossa, Paraná. Police investigations concluded the attack was a case of mistaken identity, as the intended target—a man linked to drug trafficking—had exited the shop moments before Moll arrived. The shop owner also sustained a chest wound during the incident.

Following an investigation involving urban surveillance footage, a joint operation by the Polícia Civil and the Polícia Militar on 28 July 2026 resulted in the arrest of five suspects. The group included an organizer, a logistics provider, a driver, and two accomplices.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-14: San Matías: Man killed in armed attack at barbershop

A Brazilian national was killed by gunfire in a San Matías barbershop, amid rising violence and gang competition in the Bolivian border region.

6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/san-matas-man-killed-in-armed-attack-at-barbershop

### 2026-07-28: Hugo Gabriel Moll killed in mistaken shooting at Paraná barbershop

Hugo Gabriel Moll was killed in a mistaken shooting at a Ponta Grossa barbershop on 19 June 2026; police arrested five suspects after linking the attack to a drug‑related target that left seconds earlier.

68 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/sinop-city-hall-officials-investigated-for-bribery-in-project-approvals

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