Armed man holding 37 people on bus hostage in Rio de Janeiro is killed

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Armed man holding 37 people on bus hostage in Rio de Janeiro is killed
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Man who took 37 hostages on a bus in Rio de Janeiro is shot dead by a police sniper after it was discovered his gun was a toy

William Augusto da Silva, who appeared to be armed, held 37 hostages on a public bus in the middle of a bridge in Brazil. Da Silva was killed by a police sniper at 9.04am local time after an intense standoff. He went into cardiac arrest after being shot and was transported to a local hospital where he was declared dead.

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