The Rio Olympics took a scary turn on Sunday when Team U.S.A. swimmer Ryan Lochte was robbed by a group of people carrying guns and knives, his mother Ileana Lochte told USA Today.
U.S. Olympic Committee spokesman Patrick Sandusky confirms, saying that the team had left the French Olympic team’s hospitality house and was headed for the athletes’ village when the incident took place.
Sandusky says, “The taxi was stopped by individuals posing as armed police officers who demanded the athletes’ money and other personal belongings,” adding that the four swimmers are “safe and cooperating with authorities.”