Rio shooting: Armed mugger gets brains blown out after trying to rob Russian diplomat - TomoNews HD

RIO DE JANEIRO — A diplomat working for the Russian consulate in Rio de Janeiro shot and killed a mugger who tried to rob him at gunpoint on Thursday. According to the Australian, Marcos Cesar Feres Braga was stuck in traffic during the Olympic torch relay when his BMW was targeted by two men on a motorbike. Braga was with his wife and daughter inside the vehicle at the time. One of the men broke the car’s window with a revolver and demanded the driver’s watch. Instead of handing over the item, the diplomat grabbed the assailant and pulled him into the car. He then used the attacker’s own gun to shoot him in the head. The mugger’s dead body was reportedly left on the scene for several hours, reports the Telegraph. The other man fled the scene after seeing his partner killed. Braga is reportedly a Brazilian lawyer in his 60s who works for the Russian consulate in Rio as its vice-consul. ----------------------------------------­--------------------- Welcome to TomoNews, where we animate the most entertaining news on the internets. Come here for an animated look at viral headlines, US news, celebrity gossip, salacious scandals, dumb criminals and much more! Subscribe now for daily news animations that will knock your socks off. Visit our official website for all the latest, uncensored videos: http://us.tomonews.com Check out our Android app: http://bit.ly/1rddhCj Check out our iOS app: http://bit.ly/1gO3z1f Get top stories delivered to your inbox everyday: http://bit.ly/tomo-newsletter Stay connected with us here: Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS Google+ http://plus.google.com/+TomoNewsUS/ Instagram @tomonewsus http://instagram.com/tomonewsus