Argentine tourist who was shot in the head in Rio dies, authorities say

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By David Biller And Gabriela Sa Pessoa

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An Argentine tourist who was shot in the head and chest in Rio de Janeiro last month while making his way to the Christ the Redeemer statue died on Monday, Argentine tourism authorities said.

Gaston Fernando Burlon, 51, had mistakenly driven his car into a low-income community in Brazil’s second most populated city when he was attacked last month, police said at the time.

Accompanied by his girlfriend…