Subway shooting in SP with five injured: what we know
A shootout following an attempted robbery of a civil police officer left five people injured near the entrance to the São Bento station on Metro Line 1-Blue, in the central region of São Paulo, in the early afternoon of this Saturday (30). A man was arrested.
The incident began when three individuals tried to rob the off-duty officer. He reacted to the criminal action, which started the armed confrontation.
According to the Civil Police, one of the suspects was detained at the scene and arrested red-handed, while the other two managed to escape through the metro station and are still being sought.
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The victims
A 30-year-old man was shot in the abdomen and left thigh, in addition to suffering a fracture in his left arm, and was taken by the Fire Department to the Santa Casa emergency room.
The victim's son, a child, was also hit by the shots and was immediately rescued by local police. According to the Civil Police, father and son received immediate care and are not at risk of death.
Understand the case: Five are injured in a shooting at the São Bento Metro station, in São Paulo
The other three victims of the shooting were rescued shortly afterwards: two of them were transported by Metro security agents and the fifth by a Firefighters team. The health status of these three people has not been disclosed at this time.
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Impacts on circulation
Due to the incident, traffic on Line 1-Blue began to operate at reduced speed.
In a statement, the company reported that the trains had to temporarily halt their operation on the stretch after a report that one of the fleeing suspects had accessed the tracks.
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After a thorough safety inspection, the presence of the individual on the road was not confirmed and the situation was normalized.
The incident was registered in the 8th Police District (Brás/Belenzinho). CNN requested a note from the SSP (Secretariat of Public Security) and is awaiting a response.
Run after shooting
A video from a security camera recorded the moment when pedestrians hear gunshots near the station entrance.
Five people were injured after an exchange of gunfire at São Bento station - Reproduction
The images show the despair of people passing by at the time of the shooting.
Some witnesses ran into stores to protect themselves, while traders closed the doors of their establishments in response to the situation.
Source: CNN