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Brazil: 10 soldiers arrested after firing more than 80 bullets into family's car
One man was killed and two others wounded after army patrol opened fire on family driving to a baby shower
Dom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
Mon 8 Apr 2019 15.31 EDT
Ten Brazilian soldiers have been arrested after firing more than 80 bullets into a car carrying a family, killing one man and wounding two other people.
Evaldo dos Santos Rosa, 51, a musician and security guard, was driving the family to a baby shower on Sunday afternoon, when an army patrol opened fire on them in the low-income neighbourhood of Guadalupe.
Dos Santos’s wife’s stepfather and a passerby were both wounded; his wife, seven-year-old son and 13-year old goddaughter escaped injury.
The homicide detective Leonardo Salgado, who examined the scene and interviewed witnesses, told the Guardian soldiers had confused the family’s white car with another white car stolen nearby.
More:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/08/brazil-soldiers-arrested-shooting-car-family