Man shot during bus hijacking in Rio undergoes surgery and is in serious condition.
Bruno Lima da Costa, 34, was shot twice in the chest and abdomen.
247 - Bruno Lima da Costa, 34, was taken to Souza Aguiar Hospital in downtown Rio on Tuesday (12) after being shot during a bus hijacking at Novo Rio Bus Station. He was in Rio after passing a Petrobras exam and preparing to join the company.
The victim was shot twice in the chest (piercing the heart and lung) and abdomen (suffering a spleen injury).
According to what the hospital reported to G1, He underwent surgery, and the surgical procedure was successful.
"He has already received six blood transfusions. He is a patient in serious condition," said the municipal health secretary, Daniel Soranz, while the surgery was being performed.
Paulo Sergio de Lima, 30, is identified as the bus hijacker. The criminal surrendered to agents of the Special Police Operations Battalion (BOPE) of the Military Police after approximately three hours of negotiations.