Court orders arrest of suspects in attack on Rota lieutenant

Two men, aged 40 and 52, suspected of involvement in the attempted murder of Lieutenant Ronickson Pimentel dos Santos, from the 1st Tobias de Aguiar Shock Police Battalion, had their temporary arrest ordered by the Santo André District Court, this Sunday (28).

According to the Military Police, the suspects, aged 52, 40 and 24, would have provided logistical and transport support on the day of the attack. One of them confessed to participating in the crime and the youngest, according to the police, will be released.

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The police officer was shot in the head during an attempted execution on Saturday morning (27), on Avenida Goiás, in São Caetano do Sul, Greater São Paulo.

According to CNN Brasil, the lieutenant was leaving a gym when he was surprised by two boys on a motorcycle. On that occasion, the suspects stopped next to Pimentel on an avenue and fired shots. See the moment of the attack:

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According to authorities, Ronickson received first aid from Samu (Mobile Emergency Care Service) while still at the scene and was 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.

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The information released is that the officer's health condition remains in a very serious but stable condition.

Source: CNN