Police Arrest Five, Seize Two Rifles After Shootout in Rio’s Del Castilho

Overview

• The confrontation unfolded Saturday morning on Avenida Dom Hélder Câmara in Del Castilho during a routine patrol by the 3rd Military Police Battalion.
• Police report the car's occupants tried to flee and shot at officers when approached, leading to a shootout and a crash.
• Five men were detained, whom police identify as from Morro do Urubu in Rio’s North Zone.
• Officers seized two rifles — a 7.62 with its serial number removed and a 5.56 — along with 53 rounds and two magazine pouches.
• Three detainees were treated for injuries at Hospital Municipal Salgado Filho, and the case was logged at the 44th Civil Police Precinct in Inhaúma.