Overview

• The shooting happened around 3 p.m. on Rua Prefeito Olímpio de Melo near No. 992 in Benfica, in Rio’s North Zone.
• Witnesses reported two men on a motorcycle pulled alongside a pickup, with the passenger pressing a gun to the window.
• The driver accelerated to flee, was struck by gunfire, and was transported by the Fire Department to Hospital Municipal Souza Aguiar, where he died.
• Published photos show the vehicle with multiple bullet marks.
• The Military Police said officers from the 22nd BPM (Maré) responded, and no arrests or identifications have been announced.