Innocent Food Delivery Agent Shot in Brazil's Deadliest Police Raid: A Family's Fight for Justice

Nov 22, 2025 09:22 pm CST

A disturbing case of mistaken identity has emerged from Brazil's deadliest police raid, where Douglas da Silva, a food delivery entrepreneur and father of two, was shot by police outside his home despite having no criminal connections. As Silva fights for his life in hospital, his family battles to prove his innocence amid conflicting accounts of the incident that claimed 121 lives during a massive anti-gang operation in Rio de Janeiro.