Killed: Jason Richard Stevens, 39, of Scotland, died on the way to hospital after being shot several times A British translator has been killed after trying to negotiate with a gunman during a robbery at a bar in Brazil. The victim - named locally as Jason Richard Stevens, 39, from Scotland - died on the way to hospital after being shot several times as he played a snooker-style game in Sao Paulo. He had just celebrated his 39th birthday a few days earlier. Police said two men burst into the bar in the upmarket neighbourhood of Interlagos in the south of the city around 11pm on Wednesday.
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Victim named locally as translator Jason Richard Stevens, 39, of Scotland
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Died on way to hospital after being shot as he played snooker-style game
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Two men burst into bar in upmarket neighbourhood on Wednesday night
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Victim was shot as he tried to talk to the gunman at the bar in Interlagos
Sao Paulo
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