'KILLED ON FACEBOOK'
Teen ‘drugs gang’ stream their own deaths on Facebook Live as cops shoot them dead from a chasing helicopter
The teens were laughing and joking just moments before police opened fire from a chasing helicopter in Rio de Janeiro
THIS is the harrowing moment a suspected drugs gang broadcast their own deaths on Facebook Live when a police helicopter opened fire on their car.
The four teens were filming themselves in the car when armed officers sprayed them with bullets in a crackdown on trafficking in Rio de Janeiro.
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The Facebook Live footage was shot by one the passengers and shows his pals laughing and joking as music plays in the background.
But the sound of gunfire drowns out the music and the mobile falls to the ground obscuring the chilling footage.
It is believed three of the suspects died in the shooting, while a forth was injured.
Police were later praised for their actions after the footage was later posted online.
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One viewer said: "Bandits go to hell. I love the police."
Rio de Janeiro has been plagued by criminal gangs targeting the city's tourist hotspots.
It was not clear why the police opened fire on the youths without attempting an arrest, or whether their actions were legal.
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