Police shootout at Rio de Janeiro favela kills more than 20. Is this America's future?

[DigitalDrifter]

Once the cartels take over, you'll be seeing shootouts like this, here.

"The operation was aimed at locating and arresting criminal leaders, some from other states, police said in a statement."

Police in Rio de Janeiro raided the Vila Cruzeiro favela before dawn Tuesday. setting off a fierce firefight that authorities said killed more than 20 people.

The operation was aimed at locating and arresting criminal leaders, some from other states, police said in a statement.

The statement, issued Tuesday morning, said that officers were fired on while preparing their incursion and that one resident had been shot and killed on site. Local media reported that person was a 41-year-old woman hit by a stray bullet.

Police shootout at Rio de Janeiro favela kills more than 20