By Sara Malm for MailOnline
Published: 14:40 GMT, 14 February 2019 | Updated: 14:45 GMT, 14 February 2019
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More than a dozen alleged gang members have reportedly been 'executed' by Brazilian police in Rio de Janeiro.
At least 13 people died during what was first reported as a shootout between armed gangs and police in several favelas in downtown Rio de Janeiro on Friday.
However, family members and locals claim many of the victims were unarmed and had already surrendered to police when they were killed.
At least 13 people were killed during police action in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, pictured, with authorities claiming it was a shootout - and locals say police 'executed' gang members
Residents say that while a majority of the victims were members of local drug-dealing gangs, at least one was a 16-year-old boy who ties to criminal organisations.
'Nothing justifies this,' Roberta Jeronimo, 23, whose 26-year-old brother Carlos was one of the
