RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian police stated Tuesday they launched 17 hostages from a gunman that took over a crowded bus for 3 hours in Rio de Janeiro and wounded at the very least two folks.
Rio police spokesman Col. Marcos Andrade advised journalists all hostages aboard a bus parked at one of many metropolis’s fundamental terminals had been freed after negotiations with the gunman, who allegedly wished to depart Rio after receiving threats from a gang.
Andrade stated the gunman claimed to have shot certainly one of hostage he mistakenly believed was a policeman. Bruno Lima de Costa Soares, 34, is in critical situation, police stated.
The bus was parked on the Sao Cristovao terminal within the metropolis heart and was scheduled to move to the neighboring state of Minas Gerais.
Police vehicles and ambulances might be seen ready close to the bus, whereas 1000’s of passengers had been stranded ready for data on scheduled journey.
Individuals interviewed on TV stated they heard a number of gunshots, inflicting panic contained in the crowded terminal.
One wounded individual was despatched to a close-by hospital, police stated.
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