Man dies in confrontation with police after attack

A 34-year-old man was killed by police after attacking an officer with a knife in the North Industrial Zone of Joinville, Brazil. The incident occurred on Monday night (July 8), around 11:20 p.m.

The event began when Military Police were called to attend to an incident in which a man had set fire to a vehicle and subsequently fled the scene. When located by an agent, the man took a knife from his waist and began to press it against his chest, threatening to take his own life.

Despite repeated requests from the agents to hand over the weapon and desist from his suicide attempt, the man fled and hid behind a streetlight.

The police tried to restrain him using rubber bullets, but the man finally attacked one of the police officers with the knife. In response, he was hit by gunfire to neutralize the threat.

The attacker was taken to the São José Municipal Hospital, where he died. According to his family, the man had been missing since Friday (July 5) and had drug addiction problems. Although his identity has not been revealed, it is known that he was a native of Santa Catarina and had no criminal record.

The incident has generated a debate on social media about the use of force by the police, with opinions divided as to whether the lethal response was necessary to handle the situation.