Shooting leaves two dead in Complexo do Alemão.
According to police officers from the Pacifying Police Unit (UPP), military police exchanged gunfire with criminals after being attacked while patrolling the area; agents from the Special Operations Battalion (BOPE) stated in their testimony at the police station that the team was attacked by ten armed men.
Newspapers in Brazil - Two people died during a confrontation in the early hours of Friday (29), in Complexo do Alemão, North Zone of Rio. According to police officers from the Pacifying Police Unit (UPP), military police exchanged gunfire with criminals after being attacked while patrolling the region.
At least two clashes were reported during the night. The first occurred in the area known as Pedreira, where two men were killed. Agents from the Special Operations Battalion (BOPE) stated in their testimony at the police station that the team was attacked by 10 armed men.