American Tourist Dies in Rio After Being Hit by Stray Bullet

American Tourist Dies in Rio After Being Hit by Stray Bullet
An ambulance outside Hospital Samaritano Botafogo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in November 2021. Google Maps/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
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RIO DE JANEIRO—An American tourist died in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, three days after he was shot during a confrontation between local drug dealers and vigilantes.

The U.S Consulate in Rio and hospital Samaritano Botafogo confirmed Trey Barber’s death in separate statements. The consulate did not offer more details due to family privacy issues.