A furious man stood up during his dad’s alleged killer’s trial, pulled a gun, and shot the defendant six times.
CCTV footage shows how judges and jury members ran or cowered in fear as the drama unfolded.
Cristiano Alves Terto opened fire at Francisco Cleidivaldo Mariano de Moura as he chased him across the courtroom.
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After he collapsed to the floor, Terto struck him twice on the head with the butt of his weapon.
The gunman was then chased by onsite police officers, who arrested him at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder.
The incident took place in São José do Belmonte, Brazil, on 29 November, but the images were only made public on Monday (1 Apr).
After the shooting, de Moura was taken to a local hospital before being transferred to a larger facility in Serra Talhada.
He’s since been discharged and is at liberty, with no retrial date currently set, as reported on Need to Know.
Terto was sent to prison on remand on 30 November.
De Moura allegedly shot his attacker’s dad, Francisco Alves, on 5 October 2012.
According to his confession, he was looking for a donkey that had strayed from his property in Lagoa Alexandre.
When he found Alves on his farm, he asked him if he’d seen it, only for Alves to allegedly reply: “Get off my property, you filthy little thief.”
A blazing row then erupted, when Alves allegedly grabbed a wooden stick and walked towards him.
De Moura then fired a gunshot into the air in a bid to scare him off.
But Alves continued moving towards him.
He then fired a second shot into the ground.
But Alves continued drawing closer.
So he fired a third shot, which hit him in the abdomen.
Alves was taken to a local hospital and later transferred to a larger facility in Arcoverde, where he died 18 days after the shooting.
De Moura fled to Salgueiro, where he was arrested.
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