police sniper in Rio de Janeiro shoots dead a man who had hijacked a bus on a bridge across Guanabara Bay and taken 37 people hostage
Rio de Janeiro Gov. Wilson Witzel speaks during a press conference regarding a resolved hostage situation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. August 20, 2019.
The seized bus was coming from Sao Gonçalo, a community struggling with poverty and violence that lies across a bay. Many people use the bridge to travel to and from work in Rio, and hundreds of vehicles were backed up as police closed lanes and tried to get control of the dangerous situation. The man's intentions were unclear and he did not make any particular demands, according to police. The standoff was broadcast live on Brazil's TV Globo, riveting Brazilians in a nation accustomed to high levels of crime.
Police in Rio killed 714 people in the first five months of this year – almost five a day – 20 per cent more than in 2018, according to official figures. Several shots were heard when police killed the man. Journalists and others in the area ducked to the ground. At one point, the man freed a hostage who only managed to walk a few metres toward police before passing out on the ground and being taken to an ambulance.
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