Rota lieutenant remains in ICU a week after being shot in SP
One week after being shot, the Rota lieutenant (Rondas Ostensivas Tobias de Aguiar) and Eloá Pimentel's older brother, Ronickson Pimentel dos Santos, remains hospitalized in serious condition in the ICU at the Mário Covas State Hospital. The case happened last Saturday (27), in São Caetano do Sul, in Greater São Paulo.
According to information released by Rota, despite remaining under permanent monitoring by the medical team, Lieutenant Pimentel's health condition is as expected. "New challenges will still come, but the first great battle has been won." states in note.
On the day of the crime, he had to undergo emergency surgery to remove the projectile lodged in his head, which was successful.
Last week, Ronickson had positive developments in his vital signs after surgery, with a favorable response to neurological treatment and his body reacting positively to the therapies adopted.
Remember the case
The attack on the police officer occurred on Saturday morning (27), on Avenida Goiás, in São Caetano do Sul, in Greater São Paulo. He was shot in the head during an attempted execution.
The lieutenant was leaving the gym when he was surprised by two boys on a motorcycle. At the time, the suspects stopped next to Pimentel on an avenue and fired shots. See the moment of the attack:
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The victim received first aid from a Samu team while still at the scene and, due to the severity of the injuries, needed to be rescued and transported to the hospital in an emergency by the Águia helicopter, from the Military Police Air Group.
The lieutenant is the older brother of Eloá Pimentel, a 15-year-old girl who was murdered in 2008 by her ex-boyfriend Lindemberg Alves, after being held hostage for more than 100 hours.
According to the Military Police, the suspects involved in the attempted execution of the Rota lieutenant, aged 52, 40 and 24, were arrested on Sunday morning (28), in Guianases, in the east zone of São Paulo. They 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, was released.
According to Rota, elements were collected that point to prior planning on the part of the criminals. Furthermore, the police are investigating the involvement of the PCC (Primeiro Comando da Capital), the largest criminal faction in the country, in authoring and coordinating the attack.
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Source: CNN