Stray bullet hits Olympic equestrian press center.
The incident did not interrupt the competitions, which proceeded normally. Late in the afternoon, the communications director for the organizing committee, Mario Andrada, spoke with journalists and confirmed that it was a stray bullet that hit the center, and that security at the venue had been reinforced as a precaution.
A stray bullet hit the Deodoro Olympic Equestrian Center yesterday, one of the five Olympic sports complexes in Rio, located near the military zone. The projectile went through the canvas of the room yesterday afternoon (6), around 15:30 pm. Despite the scare, there were no injuries. The civil police, military police and the national security force are investigating the origin of the projectile, according to the Rio 2016 Committee's press office.
The incident did not interrupt the competitions, which proceeded normally. Late in the afternoon, the communications director for the organizing committee, Mario Andrada, spoke with journalists and confirmed that it was a stray bullet that hit the center, and that security at the venue had been reinforced as a precaution. "It has nothing to do with the Games," he stated. Authorities are now trying to determine where the shot was fired from, according to the director.