EXCLUSIVE: Japanese man shot dead at Sao Paulo home

April 17, 2019

Sao Paulo--A Japanese man was fatally shot in his chest by a burglar at his house in Sao Paulo on Monday, Jiji Press learned Tuesday.

The shooting of Masaaki Hayama, 67, occurred around 8:30 p.m. Monday (11:30 p.m. GMT) in Sacoma area, southern Sao Paulo, according to public security authorities in the state of Sao Paulo.

Hayama noticed a suspicious car that stopped in front of his house while having dinner with his family, police and other sources said. As two men got off the car, the victim tried to lock the door but was shot.

Hayama had moved to Brazil in his childhood, according to informed sources. His legal domicile is in Yokohama, south of Tokyo.

Japanese people have been targeted in a recent series of robbery cases in Sao Paulo. In January 2017, a Japanese corporate worker in his 40s was shot to death by a bandit.

The administration of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is giving top priority to improving public security in the country, considered to be the worst in the world. Jiji Press