Bloody shooting in Brazil left 17 people dead
According to the Brazilian
police officer, out of five people were killed, one out of the 12 injured, one
was in critical condition.
Brazilian local media on
August 10 reported that a shooting occurred on the night of August 9 (local
time) in the city of Recife, Pernambuco state, northeastern Brazil, killing at
least 5 people and 12 others were injured.
Brazil's G1 portal, quoted
by Officer Joaquim Braga, of the country's Civil Police, said the attackers had
arrived in the Ipojuca city center in Recife in two cars and opened fire
indiscriminately. People were eating and drinking there, causing 3 deaths on
the spot and 12 injuries. Immediately after, this group moved to a nearby
building and killed two more people.
According to the police
officer, out of the 12 injured, one was in critical condition.
According to the
investigation at the scene, the police predicted that at least 8 people were
involved in the massacre that the Brazilian authorities rated as extremely
"barbaric". Police said that the motive for the crime of this
group is still unknown.
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