Jiu-jitsu champ shot dead in brawl after ‘pinning attacker who pulled gun'
Lo was declared brain dead after being shot in the foreheadThe killing allegedly took place during a confrontation between Lo and police officer Henrique Otávio Oliveira Velozo,Lo was rushed to Dr. Arthur Ribeiro de Saboya hospital but was declared brain dead hours later.
According to witnesses, Velozo grabbed a bottle from Lo's table and the fighter took him down and held him to the ground, the publication said, citing a police report. It claims the pair were separated, which is when Velozo allegedly withdrew a gun and fired a round into Lo's forehead.
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