17 killed in Sao Paulo shootings; police investigating links
At least 10 of the dead were shot at a bar after hooded men got out of a car and opened fire
Sao Paulo: Police in Brazil's biggest city say they're investigating the shooting deaths of at least 17 people within the span of about three hours.
Police say they're investigating if the Thursday night shootings on the western outskirts of Sao Paulo are related.
At least 10 of the dead were shot at a bar after hooded men got out of a car and opened fire.
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.
Witnesses told the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper that in at least two instances the gunmen arrived and asked who had criminal histories. Those who said they did were shot.
( Source : AP )
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