The homeless man has been identified as Francisco Erasmo Rodrigues de Lima and thanks to this shocking footage, his brave death will not go unnoticed. Lima’s heroic attempts to fight off gunman, Luiz Antonio da Silva, resulted in him receiving at least two bullets to the chest and a tragic death at the scene.
The gunman, who had previously spent 22 years in prison for theft, damage of property and causing bodily harm was later shot and injured by police.