Brazilian police say that American swimmers were not robbed at a gas station as they claimed, but a law enforcement official did tell the Associated Press that security guards did point guns at Ryan Lochte, Jimmy Feigen, Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz.
The change in the version of events came after police interviewed one of the security guards on Thursday. It further deepened the mystery of what truly happened inside the station and set off an international dispute.
Fernando Veloso, Chief of Civil Police, held a news conference Thursday afternoon. He said that the swimmers were not victims of criminal activity but added that their investigation in ongoing.