Video of Hostage-Taker Shot by Police Sniper on Bridge to Rio, Brazil Emerges Online

Earlier today, a masked gunman who identified himself as a military policeman hijacked a bus in Brazil at the Rio-Niterói Bridge, taking several people hostage.

The man who earlier today hijacked a bus in Brazil was shot by a police sniper, according to a live feed by Globo. The hijacker was apparently killed, although there has been no confirmation of this information.

In a tweet posted by a user named Diniz, a man in a mask wearing a white t-shirt was seen leaving the vehicle. The man then threw a jacket towards the police and proceeded to go back inside the bus. The man is later seen falling on the ground, apparently shot.

Instante em que o sequestrador foi atingido, aparentemente na perna, parabéns à polícia pic.twitter.com/tSQuUSHzWW

— Diniz 🇧🇷 🇮🇱 🇺🇸 (@dinizsioux) August 20, 2019

Another tweet shows a blurred image of the same man lying on the ground with a police officer beside him.

@PMERJ @wilsonwitzel
Rio de Janeiro dando aula 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Parabéns a todos os envolvidos, vítimas bem e sequestrador abatido. É assim que tem que ser.#WitzelMelhorGovernador pic.twitter.com/cDXHxw1UjX

— Paty Abraham Weintraub N1 🇧🇷 (@PatyBlairBruxin) August 20, 2019