
An exchange of gunfire occurred close to a carjacking in the city of João Pessoa, resulting in the arrest of two suspects by military police and the injury of a woman hit by a stray bullet in the leg, who was rescued and is in stable condition in Trauminha.
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The exchange of gunfire occurred while the Military Police were responding to a carjacking incident nearby.
According to the Military Police, a team was close to the place where the exchange of gunfire was recorded due to another incident, a car theft. Upon noticing the shots, the police approached and managed to arrest two suspects who were on a motorcycle.
The woman, victim of a stray bullet, was hit in the leg. She was rescued and taken to the Mangabeira Hospital Complex, Trauminha, where she received care. According to the health unit, she underwent emergency procedures and is in a stable clinical condition.

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