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Police shootout at Rio de Janeiro favela kills more than 20

A person wounded during a police raid of the Vila Cruzeiro favela is placed on a gurney at the Getulio Vargas Hospital, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police raided the favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation aimed at locating and arresting criminal leaders, prompting a fierce firefight. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Blood stains the interior of a vehicle used to transport the body of a person killed during a police raid of the Vila Cruzeiro favela, parked outside the Getulio Vargas Hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police raided the favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation aimed at locating and arresting criminal leaders, prompting a fierce firefight. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Blood stains the interior of a vehicle used to transport the body of a person killed during a police raid of the Vila Cruzeiro favela, parked outside the Getulio Vargas Hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police raided the favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation aimed at locating and arresting criminal leaders, prompting a fierce firefight. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Blood stains the interior of a vehicle used to transport the body of a person killed during a police raid of the Vila Cruzeiro favela, parked outside the Getulio Vargas Hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police raided the favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation aimed at locating and arresting criminal leaders, prompting a fierce firefight. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Blood stains the interior of a vehicle used to transport the body of a person killed during a police raid of the Vila Cruzeiro favela, parked outside the Getulio Vargas Hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police raided the favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation aimed at locating and arresting criminal leaders, prompting a fierce firefight. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Blood stains the interior of a vehicle used to transport the body of a person killed during a police raid of the Vila Cruzeiro favela, parked outside the Getulio Vargas Hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police raided the favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation aimed at locating and arresting criminal leaders, prompting a fierce firefight. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Blood stains the interior of a vehicle used to transport the body of a person killed during a police raid of the Vila Cruzeiro favela, parked outside the Getulio Vargas Hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police raided the favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation aimed at locating and arresting criminal leaders, prompting a fierce firefight. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) A person wounded during a police raid of the Vila Cruzeiro favela is placed on a gurney at the Getulio Vargas Hospital, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police raided the favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation aimed at locating and arresting criminal leaders, prompting a fierce firefight. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) A person wounded during a police raid of the Vila Cruzeiro favela is placed on a gurney at the Getulio Vargas Hospital, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police raided the favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation aimed at locating and arresting criminal leaders, prompting a fierce firefight. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Blood stains the interior of a vehicle used to transport the body of a person killed during a police raid of the Vila Cruzeiro favela, parked outside the Getulio Vargas Hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police raided the favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation aimed at locating and arresting criminal leaders, prompting a fierce firefight. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Blood stains the interior of a vehicle used to transport the body of a person killed during a police raid of the Vila Cruzeiro favela, parked outside the Getulio Vargas Hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police raided the favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation aimed at locating and arresting criminal leaders, prompting a fierce firefight. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Blood stains the interior of a vehicle used to transport the body of a person killed during a police raid of the Vila Cruzeiro favela, parked outside the Getulio Vargas Hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police raided the favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation aimed at locating and arresting criminal leaders, prompting a fierce firefight. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) A person killed during a police raid of the Vila Cruzeiro favela is placed on a gurney at the Getulio Vargas Hospital, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police raided the favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation aimed at locating and arresting criminal leaders, prompting a fierce firefight. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Blood stains the interior of a vehicle used to transport the body of a person killed during a police raid of the Vila Cruzeiro favela, parked outside the Getulio Vargas Hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police raided the favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation aimed at locating and arresting criminal leaders, prompting a fierce firefight. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) A person wounded during a police raid of the Vila Cruzeiro favela is placed on a gurney at the Getulio Vargas Hospital, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police raided the favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation aimed at locating and arresting criminal leaders, prompting a fierce firefight. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Blood stains the interior of a vehicle used to transport the body of a person killed during a police raid of the Vila Cruzeiro favela, parked outside the Getulio Vargas Hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police raided the favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation aimed at locating and arresting criminal leaders, prompting a fierce firefight. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) A person killed during a police raid of the Vila Cruzeiro favela is placed on a gurney at the Getulio Vargas Hospital, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police raided the favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation aimed at locating and arresting criminal leaders, prompting a fierce firefight. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Blood stains the interior of a vehicle used to transport the body of a person killed during a police raid of the Vila Cruzeiro favela, parked outside the Getulio Vargas Hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police raided the favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation aimed at locating and arresting criminal leaders, prompting a fierce firefight. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Blood stains the interior of a vehicle used to transport the body of a person killed during a police raid of the Vila Cruzeiro favela, parked outside the Getulio Vargas Hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police raided the favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation aimed at locating and arresting criminal leaders, prompting a fierce firefight. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Blood stains the interior of a vehicle used to transport the body of a person killed during a police raid of the Vila Cruzeiro favela, parked outside the Getulio Vargas Hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police raided the favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation aimed at locating and arresting criminal leaders, prompting a fierce firefight. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) A person killed during a police raid of the Vila Cruzeiro favela is placed on a gurney at the Getulio Vargas Hospital, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police raided the favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation aimed at locating and arresting criminal leaders, prompting a fierce firefight. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Blood stains the interior of a vehicle used to transport the body of a person killed during a police raid of the Vila Cruzeiro favela, parked outside the Getulio Vargas Hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police raided the favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation aimed at locating and arresting criminal leaders, prompting a fierce firefight. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Blood stains the interior of a vehicle used to transport the body of a person killed during a police raid of the Vila Cruzeiro favela, parked outside the Getulio Vargas Hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police raided the favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation aimed at locating and arresting criminal leaders, prompting a fierce firefight. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) A woman protests against police near the Getulio Vargas Hospital after the police raided Vila Cruzeiro favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police raided the favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation that prompted a fierce firefight and state officials said at least 11 people died. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) An injured person cries after being treated at Getulio Vargas Hospital after a police raid on the Vila Cruzeiro favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police raided the favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation that prompted a fierce firefight and state officials said at least 11 people died. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Residents protest against police near the Getulio Vargas Hospital after the police raided Vila Cruzeiro favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police raided the favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation that prompted a fierce firefight and state officials said at least 11 people died. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Wounded people arrive to Getulio Vargas Hospital after a police raid on the Vila Cruzeiro favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police raided the favela before dawn in an operation that prompted a fierce firefight and state officials said more than 20 people had been killed. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) A man cries as he speaks on his cell phone outside the Getulio Vargas Hospital where people wait for the arrival of those who were injured or killed during a police raid in the Vila Cruzeiro favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police in Rio de Janeiro raided the Vila Cruzeiro favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation that prompted a fierce firefight and state officials said at least 10 people died. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) A police officer arrives with a bloody face to the Getulio Vargas Hospital after a police raid in the Vila Cruzeiro favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police in Rio de Janeiro raided the Vila Cruzeiro favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation that prompted a fierce firefight and state officials said at least 10 people died. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Residents protest against police near the Getulio Vargas Hospital after a police raid on the Vila Cruzeiro favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police raided the favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation that prompted a fierce firefight and state officials said at least 10 people died. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) People wait outside the Getulio Vargas Hospital for the arrival of people who were injured or killed during a police raid in the Vila Cruziero favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police in Rio de Janeiro raided the Vila Cruzeiro favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation that prompted a fierce firefight and state officials said at least 10 people died. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) People wait outside the Getulio Vargas Hospital for the arrival of people who were injured or killed during a police raid in the Vila Cruziero favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police in Rio de Janeiro raided the Vila Cruzeiro favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation that prompted a fierce firefight and state officials said at least 10 people died. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) An injured man covered in blood arrives in the bed of a vehicle to Getulio Vargas Hospital after police raided Vila Cruzeiro favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police raided the favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation that prompted a fierce firefight and state officials said at least 11 people died. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) People wait outside the Getulio Vargas Hospital for the arrival of people who were injured or killed during a police raid in the Vila Cruziero favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police in Rio de Janeiro raided the Vila Cruzeiro favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation that prompted a fierce firefight and state officials said at least 10 people died. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) An injured person is lifted to a stretcher outside the Getulio Vargas Hospital after a police raid on the Vila Cruzeiro favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Police raided the favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation that prompted a fierce firefight and state officials said at least 11 people died. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)