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| Sao Paulo governor Alckmin's son caught up in shooting | Sao Paulo governor Alckmin's son caught up in shooting |
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| The son and granddaughter of Geraldo Alckmin, the governor of the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, were caught up in a gunfight between their security guards and gunmen on Sunday, police say. | The son and granddaughter of Geraldo Alckmin, the governor of the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, were caught up in a gunfight between their security guards and gunmen on Sunday, police say. |
| The gunmen approached Thomaz Alckmin's car in what police say may have been an attempted robbery or kidnapping. | The gunmen approached Thomaz Alckmin's car in what police say may have been an attempted robbery or kidnapping. |
| Mr Alckmin's bodyguards and the gunmen exchanged fire in Morumbi, in the south of the city of Sao Paulo. | Mr Alckmin's bodyguards and the gunmen exchanged fire in Morumbi, in the south of the city of Sao Paulo. |
| Sao Paulo, Brazil's richest city, has one of the country's worst crime rates. | Sao Paulo, Brazil's richest city, has one of the country's worst crime rates. |
| Police said gunmen stopped the car of Mr Alckmin, 30, and his 9-year-old daughter as they were leaving a social club in Morumbi. | Police said gunmen stopped the car of Mr Alckmin, 30, and his 9-year-old daughter as they were leaving a social club in Morumbi. |
| Mr Alckmin's guards opened fire, forcing the attackers to flee. The gunmen's car was later found with blood stains, police said. | Mr Alckmin's guards opened fire, forcing the attackers to flee. The gunmen's car was later found with blood stains, police said. |
| Mr Alckmin and his daughter escaped unscathed. | Mr Alckmin and his daughter escaped unscathed. |
| This is not the first time Thomaz Alckmin's guards have been involved in a shootout. | This is not the first time Thomaz Alckmin's guards have been involved in a shootout. |
| In 2002, one of his security guards died after a gunfight with armed robbers outside the home of Mr Alckmin's girlfriend. | |
| His father, Sao Paulo state Governor Geraldo Alckmin, has received death threats from a powerful criminal gang calling itself First Command of the Capital (PCC). | His father, Sao Paulo state Governor Geraldo Alckmin, has received death threats from a powerful criminal gang calling itself First Command of the Capital (PCC). |