No bullet holes found in crashed Brazil military chopper
SAO PAULO — Investigators so far have found no bullet holes in a crashed Brazilian military helicopter or in the bodies of four police officers who died when the chopper went down during an anti-drug operation, Rio de Janeiro state’s security chief said Sunday.
Roberto Sa said investigators were still trying to determine why the helicopter crashed Saturday night near the City of God slum. Some pieces of the aircraft remained to be inspected.
Shootouts between police and gangs are frequent in Rio. Shooting down aircraft is rare, although gangs downed a military helicopter in 2009.
Military police said they arrested three people and seized weapons and drugs during the operation. Police did not say what those arrested were accused of.