A 61-year-old homeless man was shot dead who fought with a gunman to save a hostage woman on the steps of a Brazilian cathedral. Police shot and killed a gunman after he opened fire on a homeless man during a hostage situation.

Luiz Antonio da Silva took an unnamed woman hostage for an hour on the steps of Sao Paulo Cathedral of Brazil. A 61-year-old Francisco Erasmo Rodrigues de Lima, who was homeless, rushed to the woman’s aid and tackled with da Silva. Silva and Lima got into a brief scuffle and Silva shot Lima several times, killing him on the steps of the cathedral in front of a crowd of onlookers. Police then opened fire on Silva, killing him’. The woman held hostage has survived.

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The gunman,Luiz Antonio da Silva (49) has previously spent 22 years in prison for theft, damage of property and causing bodily harm.