Woman killed by teenager with a gunshot to the face in SC was a public servant and mother of a 3-year-old child

Woman found dead inside residence in Palmitos The woman killed with a gunshot to the face in Palmitos, in the west of Santa Catarina, was a public servant in the city and mother of a three-year-old boy. Stefani Larine Johann was 25 years old and was killed on Monday morning (17). According to the Civil Police, the suspect is a 16-year-old teenager, the victim's boyfriend, who was apprehended. He told the Military Police that the shooting was accidental. In a note, the investigation reported that "it is still not possible to say that this was feminicide or to anticipate conclusions about the circumstances of the death." ?Click and follow the g1 SC channel on WhatsApp Preliminary elements, however, indicate that the shot may have occurred while the weapon was being handled. According to the Civil Police, witnesses were interviewed and there is no indication of previous fights or attacks. Stefani was a general services assistant at the Department of Education, Culture and Sports of Palmitos and worked at the Leonida Alda Nardin Spessatto Municipal Educational Center. The victim leaves behind a young son, aged 3, who will celebrate his birthday in early September. He was with his grandparents at the time of the shooting. In an official note, the City of Palmitos expressed its regret", highlighting that the young woman's early departure leaves an immeasurable void in the school community. Stefani Larine Johann, aged 25, was killed in Palmitos (SC Social Networks/Reproduction Firefighters were called by the teenager himself The firefighters were called just before 11 am by the teenager himself, who went to the corporation's headquarters to ask for help. He left the scene immediately. The firefighters went to the address indicated by him, in the neighborhood Bortolanza, but the victim already had no vital signs. Given the situation, the rescuers isolated the house and waited for the police to arrive. After learning that the teenager went to the fire station to seek help, the police searched for the boy, who was found in the vegetation at the back of the house. revolver had four intact bullets and one used. The police also found around 40 grams of marijuana and eight portions of cocaine. A 57-year-old woman, a neighbor of the couple, was heard as a witness by the PM and reported that the teenager had sought help after the incident. READ ALSO: Businessman dies. Afonso Luiz Schreiber, founder of Taschibra Man shoots police officers around 50 times 6-year-old child disappears in Rio de Santo Amaro da Imperatriz Handgun and drugs are seized after woman is found dead with gunshot wounds in Palmitos, SC Military Police/Disclosure How to ask for help in SC Civil Police WhatsApp: (48) 98844-0011 Virtual police station: Graçasvirtual.sc.gov.br. 100 or through number 182. Military Police: 190. See the city hall's note in full: "The Municipality of Palmitos expresses its deepest regret at the death of public servant Stefani Larine Johann, which occurred on the morning of this Monday, August 17, 2026, at the age of 25, a victim of feminicide. Stefani worked as a General Services Assistant at the Department of Education, Culture and Sports, currently performing her duties at the Municipal Educational Center Leonida Alda Nardin Spessatto. Her early and violent departure leaves an immeasurable void throughout the school community. At this time of immense pain and indignation, the Municipal Administration sympathizes with her parents, Ilton Dirceu Johann and Ivete Wrasse Johann (teacher at the municipal school system), as well as with all her family, friends and colleagues.