Attempted murder against Rota lieutenant was premeditated, police say
The lieutenant of Rota (Rondas Ostensivas Tobias de Aguiar) and brother of Eloá Pimentel, Ronickson Pimentel dos Santos, was the target of an attempted execution on Saturday morning (27), in São Caetano do Sul, in Greater São Paulo. For the police, the crime was premeditated by the suspects.
To CNN Brasil, Rota major Marcos Verardino reported that elements were collected that point to prior planning of the attack by those involved. So far, authorities have identified at least five possible suspects, three of whom were arrested this morning.
In addition to premeditation, the police found that some of the suspects have ties to the PCC (Primeiro Comando da Capital), considered the largest criminal faction in the country.
Arrest of suspects
Those suspected of involvement in the attempted execution of lieutenant Ronickson Pimentel dos Santos were arrested this Sunday morning (28), in Guianases, in the east zone of São Paulo.
According to the Military Police, the suspects, aged 52, 40 and 24, had provided logistical and transport support on the day of the attack and were located after intelligence work, with cross-referencing of information and analysis of complaints. To the police, one of them confessed to participating in the crime.
In a statement, the corporation reported that "the investigations continue uninterruptedly until the identification and arrest of all those involved."
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Remember the case
Eloá Cristina Pimentel's older brother, the lieutenant of Rota (Rondas Ostensivas Tobias de Aguiar) Ronickson Pimentel dos Santos, was shot during an attempted execution this Saturday morning (27), on Avenida Goiás, in São Caetano do Sul, Greater São Paulo.
According to information confirmed by CNN Brasil, the police officer was leaving a gym when he was surprised by two boys on a motorcycle.
Images obtained by CNN Brasil show the moment the suspects stop next to Ronickson and then shoot. The lieutenant falls to the ground shortly after being shot. Watch:
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According to the PM (Military Police), he received first aid from Samu (Mobile Emergency Care Service) while still on site and was then taken to a hospital unit by the Águia helicopter from the PM Air Group.
This Sunday morning, the Military Police reported that Ronickson remains hospitalized in the ICU of the Hospital Estadual Mário Covas, in Santo André, under continuous neurological monitoring.
The information released is that the officer's health condition remains in a very serious but stable condition.
Source: CNN