Two are arrested after an assault on the jewelry store in northern Rio

The crime happened inside the New America shopping center. The police were fired and caught the suspects, who reacted to the shooting.

RIO – Two suspects were shot dead during an attempted robbery at a jewelry store that operates in the shopping center of Nova América, in north Rio, in the afternoon of Monday 2. They survived and were arrested, but their identity was not disclosed until 18:00.

The attackers arrived at the jewelry store and, armed, they made officials and picked up the jewels. The military police were called and managed to catch the suspects at the outlet of the mall. There was an exchange of fire and shots hit the bus line 623 (Penha-Saens Peña), which was without pbadengers.

The two suspects were shot dead and arrested.

In a statement, the mall said it would work normally until 10 pm and that it "was providing first aid to wounded suspects on the spot". and who accompanies the progress of the case with the responsible authorities, contributing to the clarification of the facts. "