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Wake Set for Rio Bank Worker Killed by Stray Bullet on Linha Amarela as Police Seek Tips

Investigators request anonymous information through Disque Denúncia to help identify those responsible.

Overview

  • Bárbara Elisa Yabeta Borges, 28, will be mourned and buried Sunday at Cemitério de Irajá after being shot during a Maré-area shootout.
  • The 21st Police Station in Bonsucesso is conducting forensics and hearing witnesses to determine who fired the shots.
  • The driver of the ride-hailing car was hit in the jaw and remains in intensive care at Hospital Federal de Bonsucesso.
  • Military police say the gunfire stemmed from a clash between rival criminals, and officers seized a rifle at the scene with patrols reinforced.
  • Linha Amarela was briefly closed as videos showed halted traffic and people on the ground, and Disque Denúncia issued a public appeal guaranteeing anonymity.