# Police shooting incident in Pernambuco

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/police-shooting-incident-in-pernambuco
> Updated: 2026-08-17T11:08:30.000Z. Sources: 20. Developments: 2.

In Pernambuco, military police officer Mateus Silva Almeida Canabarro, 29, was shot in the head during a confrontation in Água Preta. The incident occurred while Canabarro was on duty responding to a noise complaint. 

The suspected shooter, identified as off-duty officer Nykollas Matheus de Lima Santos, reportedly argued with the responding unit before firing the shots. Santos fled the scene and remains at large. Canabarro was transferred to the Hospital da Restauração in Recife and is in serious condition. 

The Military Police of Pernambuco has opened a Military Police Inquiry (IPM) to investigate the incident, alongside a preliminary investigation by the General Corregedoria of the Social Defense Secretariat regarding the ethical and disciplinary conduct of the officer involved.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-17: Pernambuco police officer shot in head by off-duty colleague

A military police officer in Pernambuco, Brazil, was shot in the head by an off-duty colleague during a noise complaint response in Água Preta. The suspect remains at large.

7 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/pernambuco-police-officer-shot-in-head-by-off-duty-colleague

### 2026-08-09: Rio de Janeiro Police Sergeant Robson Pacheco killed in shooting

Rio de Janeiro Military Police Sergeant Robson Pacheco was executed by gunmen in the Vaz Lobo neighborhood while off duty and preparing for his birthday celebration.

13 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/rio-de-janeiro-police-sergeant-executed-in-vaz-lobo

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