Overnight violence across Greater Lisbon leaves four stabbed and several shot

Midnight stabbing in Sacavém

During the early hours of Sunday, 23 August 2026, four men were stabbed in the street following an altercation inside a café on Rua Pêro Escobar in Sacavém, located within the municipality of Loures. The incident occurred around midnight, prompting an emergency response from local police units. Three of the four victims sustained serious injuries during the assault. Emergency responders transported the wounded men to three separate facilities: Hospital São Francisco Xavier, Hospital de Santa Maria, and Hospital Beatriz Ângelo. Witnesses at the scene identified the alleged attacker, who fled the area before law enforcement arrived. Officers were unable to find the weapon used in the attack. The Lisbon Metropolitan Command of the Polícia de Segurança Pública provided initial details regarding the confrontation.

A man assaulted four individuals.

Because the attack is being investigated as an attempted homicide, the Polícia Judiciária assumed control of the inquiry to conduct further investigative steps.

Shootings at gatherings in Lisbon and Loures

Separate firearms incidents took place at social gatherings across the Lisbon metropolitan area early Sunday morning. In Lisbon, gunfire broke out during a party on Rua de Cabo Verde, where approximately 50 people were in attendance. A 39-year-old man sustained a gunshot wound to a lower limb during the gathering. The victim checked into Hospital São Francisco Xavier for medical care and informed authorities that he had been shot while at the party.

In the municipality of Loures, emergency services received an alert at approximately 01:50 regarding another shooting in the Talude Militar neighborhood. A 30-year-old man was shot during a party, sustaining injuries to his arm and leg. Friends initially transported the victim to the Camarate Fire Station before medical crews transferred him to Hospital de São José in Lisbon in serious condition. Officers from the Polícia de Segurança Pública arrived at the scene following the shooting.

Gunfire on Rua do Moinho in Amadora

Another shooting occurred during the early hours of Sunday in the Cova da Moura neighborhood of Amadora. Gunshots fired on Rua do Moinho struck at least two men, aged 23 and 26. The victims sustained wounds to their heads, backs, and upper limbs. Both individuals were transported to Hospital Fernando da Fonseca for emergency medical care. Hospital staff confirmed that neither victim faced life-threatening danger despite the extent of their wounds. Due to the use of firearms, the investigation into the Amadora shooting was handed over to the Polícia Judiciária.

Security concerns and Coimbra robbery

The overnight violence follows multiple firearms incidents, clashes, and physical assaults recorded across several neighborhoods in Greater Lisbon in recent weeks. Law enforcement authorities have noted growing concern regarding armed altercations in the metropolitan area. A separate violent incident also took place on Saturday, 22 August, in the city of Coimbra. A female store employee was assaulted during a robbery by an individual carrying an airsoft replica firearm. The suspect used the imitation weapon to threaten the retail worker before police officers identified him following the incident.