The shootout between police and criminals in the Israel Complex region that left three people dead and three other injuries in Rio de Janeiro, this Thursday morning (24), “it was not a mistake, but a necessary action”, said Claudia Moraes, Lieutenant Colonel of the state’s Military Police.
In a press conference, this Thursday, Moraes highlighted that the PM’s action was previously organized and that the situation found at the location was atypical.
“We were in a scenario where we had a vehicle from the Expressway Police Battalion (BPVE) shot with more than 20 shots, a situation in which these criminals reacted by shooting at heavily trafficked public roads,” concluded Claudia.
Shooting
A Military Police operation, which aimed to curb the theft of cargo and vehicles, caused a shootout and closed Avenida Brasil, near Complexo de Israel, in the North zone of Rio de Janeiro, on Thursday morning.
The Rio Operations Center reported that the avenue was closed at Cidade Alta, in both directions. At around 10:15 am, COR said that the road had been reopened in both directions.
The exchange of gunfire scared drivers and passengers on public transport passing through the region. A passenger, who was on a bus that was passing along the avenue at the time of the shooting, was hit in the head and died instantly.
Rio de Janeiro’s municipal health and education departments reported units impacted by the shooting this morning.
- 4 health units suspended their services
- 17 school units were impacted
SuperVia and Rio Ônibus reported that several stations and bus lines were also affected by the closure of Avenida Brasil.
- Five train stations closed: Penha Circular, Brás de Pina, Cordovil, Parada de Lucas and Vigário Geral
- 35 bus lines affected
“There was no time to go down”
Adonias dos Santos, a passenger who was in one of the buses at the time of the shooting, stated that he knew one of the fatal victims. “We live together. On the same street. We took the bus together. We thought he was sleeping, dozing. There was no time for him to bend down, it was too fast “, he highlighted.
THE CNN found that, in total, six people were shot and three of them died. Three victims were taken to Dr Moacyr Rodrigues do Carmo Municipal Hospital, in Duque de Caxias.
- Paulo Roberto de Souza, aged 60, arrived at the hospital already dead. He was shot in the head.
- Geneilson Ribeiro, 49 years old, died. He was hit with a puncture wound to the skull.
- Alayde dos Santos Mendes, 24, is in stable condition after being shot in the right thigh.
Three other victims were taken to the Bonsucesso Federal Hospital. Military Police spokeswoman Cláudia Moraes confirmed that Renato Oliveira, aged 48, succumbed to his injuries and died in hospital.
- Renato Oliveira, 48, died in hospital after being hit in the head.
- An unidentified 27-year-old man was released from hospital after being shot in the right arm.
- An unidentified 27-year-old man was shot in the buttock and remains hospitalized. The suspicion is that he is one of the criminals involved in the shooting.
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This content was originally published in “It was not a mistake, but a necessary action”, says PM about shooting on Avenida Brasil on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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