The São Paulo Scientific Police will carry out an examination to verify whether one of the armored cars that was escorting Antonio Vinicius Lopes Gritzbach, who died at Guarulhos airport last Friday (8), actually presented mechanical problems, as stated by the responsible police officers. by the victim’s security team.
In statements given to the police in the early hours after the crime, three police officers from Gritzbach’s escort reported that the vehicle had a mechanical breakdown after stopping for a snack at a gas station, close to the airport, moments before the execution. Security cameras recorded movement at the scene.
The Secretary of Public Security of São Paulo, Guilherme Derrite, announced the expertise yesterday afternoon (11), during a press conference in which he informed the creation of a task force, composed of the Public Ministry, Federal Police, Civil Police and Police Military, to investigate the case. No date was set for the completion of the investigation.
Moments before death
Images obtained by CNN show the arrival of a black armored Trailblazer SUV, which would be part of Gritzbach’s escort, occupied by two soldiers and two of the victim’s relatives — his nephew and his son. At around 3 pm, the occupants leave the vehicle and enter the gas station’s convenience store.
A white Amarok, also armored and occupied by two military police officers (one of them had already given up working with the victim and returned to “sporadic duty”), arrives at the scene shortly after. The police officers leave and also enter the station store.
The images show that the black car leaves the station with the same people who had disembarked. Minutes later, the police officers in the white Amarok try to leave, but the vehicle appears to be having mechanical problems — a version presented by the police officers in their testimony.
Between 3:22 pm and 3:39 pm, they try to start the car, and when they give up, they open the hood of the vehicle. At 3:43 pm, the black Trailblazer returns to the station. One of the security guards from that vehicle gets out and remains at the scene.
According to the statements, this police officer stayed to give space to the other companions of Antonio Vinicius, who arrived with him at the airport. Therefore, only one security guard went to the disembarkation site to pick up the victim. Moments later, officers who were at the station trying to repair the car were notified of the shooting. According to two agents, the warning came from the victim’s son, who heard the shots as he approached the scene.
Execution and death of third party
Antonio Vinicius Lopes Gritzbach was executed with at least 10 shots fired from rifles and a pistol. He had entered into a plea agreement in which he would hand over police officers in an alleged extortion scheme and involvement with organized crime.
The murder weapons and the car used by two suspects were found near the airport. Three rifles were seized, two caliber 762 and the other caliber 556, in addition to a 9 mm pistol. So far, no one has been arrested.
Celso Araujo Sampaio de Novais, aged 41, was hit in the back by a rifle shot and also died at the time. According to a colleague close to the victim, Celso had just finished a run at the airport and was leaving the terminal when he was hit. Two other people who were at the airport were also injured.
This content was originally published in Expertise will check whether the executed businessman’s security car was defective; see images on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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