Alleged Off-Duty Cop Fired a Gun at a World Cup Protest
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June 18, 2014
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A man claiming to be an off-duty police officer fired multiple shots into the air during a World Cup protest in Rio de Janeiro Sunday night after accosting journalists covering the demonstration.
VICE News was on the scene when an un-uniformed man emerged from a car with a pistol, fired a shot into the air, and began yelling at people on the street around him — many of whom were members of the press. The man then told the crowd he was a police officer, declined to show his badge, and pointed his gun at a nearby journalist.
After a few minutes, the man got back into the car, firing three more shots in the air as it drove away. Afterwards, protesters alleged that shell casings from the scene were issued by the local fire department. The incident occurred at about 7PM a few blocks away from the stadium, where Argentina was playing Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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