RIO DE JANEIRO -- Five police officers in Brazil have been detained after local television stations released video showing them shooting a 14-year-old boy.
Prosecutor Joao Bosco Valente says the attack happened on Aug. 17, 2010. The boy survived, but received several wounds.
Valente says the shooting only came to light this week. He says that's because the boy's family, the employee in charge of the security camera that caught the scenes and the reporter who first saw the film were afraid of retaliation.
The officers were detained Thursday. Calls to police seeking comment weren't immediately returned.
The video shows police officers pushing the teenager around and taking shots at him.
The minor's name was not released.
