The Rio De Janeiro Shooting Claims Five Lives

An intense exchange of fire in Thomaz Coelho, in the North Zone of Rio, left at least five people dead, late this Thursday afternoon (1st). According to the Miliary Police, teams from the 41st BPM (Irajá), with the support of other units in the North and West zones of Rio, carried out a joint operation in the Communities of Juramento, in Vicente de Carvalho, and Chapadão, in Costa Barros.
Confrontation forced the stoppage of subway circulation at the station in the region. At the end of the afternoon, when the teams left the Comunidade do Juramento, suspects from the Comunidade do Juramentinho, who were returning to try to occupy the community that had been the target of the operation, attacked the police and there was a confrontation. Three suspects were hit and taken to the Carlos Chagas State Hospital, in Marechal Hermes, in the North Zone, but did not resist their injuries. Two other suspects, who were also hit, died in the area of the action. The agents seized six rifles and a 50 caliber pistol in the operation.
Images taken from a window by a resident show a police car arriving in the area, with its siren on. They are met by gunfire. In the video, shots can be heard near the subway station. Images taken from a window by a resident show a police car arriving in the area, with its siren on. They are met by gunfire. In the video, shots can be heard near the subway station. Another record shows two MPs placing two bodies in the back of a pickup truck. They then hear gunshots and duck for cover. The Military Police reported that Avenida Pastor Martin Luther King Jr. it is closed at the height of the region, to guarantee the safety of the population. The PM also said that it works in the locality to restore order.
Due to the exchange of shots, subway circulation was interrupted for 12 minutes. Footage showed several passengers who had to rush out of the subway due to gunfire. Due to the exchange of shots, subway circulation was interrupted for 12 minutes. Footage showed several passengers who had to rush out of the subway due to gunfire. In a note shared on Twitter, MetrôRio confirmed that the circulation of line two towards Botafogo x Pavuna has already been reestablished. Due to the occurrence, the Rio Operations Center even asked drivers to avoid the region