RIO DE JANEIRO — Arthur was still inside his mother’s womb when he became Rio de Janeiro’s latest victim of gun violence. His mother, Claudineia dos Santos Melo, was almost nine months pregnant when she was hit by a stray bullet from a shootout in a Rio slum on June 30. During an emergency cesarean section doctors discovered that a bullet had also hit Arthur, damaging his lungs and spine. Doctors say the mother is in stable, non-life threatening condition while her newborn is clinging to life in a case that has shocked Brazilians and underscored surging gun violence in Rio. In this photo released by Klebsom Cosme, Claudineia dos Santos Melo takes a selfie in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Source: Washington Post July 04, 2017 02:55 UTC