Eleven killed in shooting in bar in Brazil -- officials | Inquirer News

Eleven killed in shooting in bar in Brazil — officials

/ 07:20 AM May 20, 2019

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Gunmen killed at least 11 people in a bar in northern Brazil on Sunday, officials said.

The shooting took place in the city of Belem, the public safety department of northern Para state said.

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There was no immediate word on the motive of the shooting.

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The attackers fled but the news website G1 quoted police as saying one was wounded and is in police custody.

The fatalities are six women and five men, G1 said.

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Seven men carried out the shooting after arriving on a motorcycle and in three cars, said G1. They fled after the attack.

The bar where the shooting took place is in a neighborhood which got police reinforcements in March to fight crime. /cbb

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