A Rio de Janeiro military police officer was killed and two others wounded at dawn this Wednesday during a fierce shootout in the Vigario Geral favela in the north of the Brazilian city, leaving thousands of residents without a train linking the city of Rio de Janeiro . from the periphery to the center of the capital Rio de Janeiro and without medical care in the region.
The firefight, which began shortly before five o’clock in the morning in Lisbon, lasted several hours and spread to other settlements in the north of the city.
At 10:00 local time (13:00 in Lisbon), military police carried out a major response operation in the favelas of Vigario Geral, Parada de Lucas, Cinco Bocas, Pica Pau and Cidade Alta, all in Complexo. de Israel, and gun battles occurred around the clock in various parts of these communities, leaving the population trapped.
A total of 11 train stations were closed because they were in the conflict zone, while schools and four health centers also either did not open or had to be closed due to the shooting.
Images posted on social media showed train passengers on the line between Sarakuruna and Penha lying on the floors of the carriages to protect themselves from gunfire, which even hit some trains.
One of the trains, it is not yet clear whether for mechanical reasons or because it was damaged by a shell, stopped in the middle of the area where the shooting was taking place, and passengers in desperation climbed out and jumped onto the train. railway line to protect yourself. .
According to preliminary information from the military police themselves, it all started shortly before five o’clock local time, when a patrol carrying out a routine mission in Vigario Geral was ambushed and fired upon while driving along Rua dos Demaculos. One of the police officers was shot in the head and died while colleagues were transporting him to the Getulio Vargas hospital in Pena, also in the northern zone.
Two other officers were injured, one with abrasions and the other with a buttock injury. The first was discharged after treatment at the same hospital, while the second underwent surgery and remained in hospital mid-morning but was not at risk of death.
Author: Domingos Grilo Serrinha This correspondent in Brazil
Source: CM Jornal

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