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| Deadly shootings in São Paulo claim lives of 19 people in span of three hours | Deadly shootings in São Paulo claim lives of 19 people in span of three hours |
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| At least 19 people were shot to death within the span of about three hours in Brazil’s biggest metropolitan area, according to law enforcement officials. | At least 19 people were shot to death within the span of about three hours in Brazil’s biggest metropolitan area, according to law enforcement officials. |
| Alexandre de Moraes, the head of the São Paulo state public safety department, said at a news conference that police are trying to determine if Thursday night’s shootings in the suburbs of Osasco, Barueri and Itapevi, on the western outskirts of São Paulo, are related. | |
| He said 15 of the victims were shot dead in Osasco, three were killed in Barueri and one in Itapevi. Seven people were wounded and are hospitalized. | He said 15 of the victims were shot dead in Osasco, three were killed in Barueri and one in Itapevi. Seven people were wounded and are hospitalized. |
| The mayor of Osasco, Jorge Lapas, told the Globo TV network the killings may have been in reprisal for the recent shooting deaths of two police officers. | The mayor of Osasco, Jorge Lapas, told the Globo TV network the killings may have been in reprisal for the recent shooting deaths of two police officers. |
| At least 10 of the dead were shot at a bar after hooded men got out of a car and opened fire. | At least 10 of the dead were shot at a bar after hooded men got out of a car and opened fire. |
| Related: Rio de Janeiro police killed 1,500 in five years, says Amnesty International | Related: Rio de Janeiro police killed 1,500 in five years, says Amnesty International |
| Not far away, one young man was shot outside an ice cream store. In the area, another man was shot by two men riding a motorcycle. | Not far away, one young man was shot outside an ice cream store. In the area, another man was shot by two men riding a motorcycle. |
| Other shootings took place at five other locales. | Other shootings took place at five other locales. |
| Citing witnesses, Moraes said that in at least two instances, gunmen wearing face masks arrived and asked who had criminal histories. Those who said they did were shot. | Citing witnesses, Moraes said that in at least two instances, gunmen wearing face masks arrived and asked who had criminal histories. Those who said they did were shot. |
| “We will investigate if the killings were committed by drug traffickers, by off-duty police officers or were acts of vengeance for the recent killings of two police officers.” | “We will investigate if the killings were committed by drug traffickers, by off-duty police officers or were acts of vengeance for the recent killings of two police officers.” |