An assault on two jewelry stores at Shopping Parque D.Pedro in Campinas , in the interior of São Paulo, ended in a shooting and a death on Saturday night (25). Three people were arrested in the act, according to information from the Civil Police, and an unidentified suspect died after the action.
The crime took place around 8 pm, business hours and high traffic of customers in the mall. According to the police report, the robbers broke into the two stores, carried out the robbery, but were approached by security guards at the time of the escape.
In the confrontation, shots were exchanged, which ended up hitting two mall guards, at least one member of the group of criminals, and also the window of one of the stores in the shopping center. The shots ended up generating panic and a rush among customers and employees, according to videos posted on the internet.
Military police, members of the Special Police Actions Battalion (BAEP), Campinas Municipal Civil Guard and the Civil Police’s Special Operations Group (GOE), were also called to monitor the incident at the scene. The suspects, however, managed to escape.
On the run, two of the criminals took a woman hostage. She was forced to drive them to Paulínia, a city neighboring Campinas, where the suspects were left in a bar. According to information from the Civil Police, the victim was released and is doing well.
prisons
the delegate Oswaldo Diez Junior , from the Criminal Investigations Division (DEIC) of Campinas, which is in charge of the case, reported that this morning, three suspects (two men and a woman) were arrested in the act, and a boy died after being shot. clashing with security at the mall. They have not been identified by the police.
One of the arrests took place in Paulínia, and had the help of the local Municipal Civil Guard, which was triggered because of the kidnapping. The suspect was found at the bar and taken to the duty of the 1th Police District of Campinas, where the police found that the key to a model vehicle HB20s, which was in the man’s pocket, opened one of the cars abandoned by criminals at the mall. He was charged with theft and criminal association.
The other two suspects – a couple – were arrested in Atibaia, also in the interior of the state. They accompanied another member of the group, who sought medical help because of the injuries caused by the shots of the confrontation with the guards.
While the service was being carried out, the Atibaia GCM was called to the hospital. Inspecting the car used by the suspects, the guards found a pistol smeared with blood. The couple was taken to the city police station, where it was found that the trio was also related to the crime. The injured man did not survive his injuries and died in hospital.
Two security guards at the Parque D.Pedro mall were shot in the leg and taken to hospitals in the region. Also according to information passed on to the DEIC, and reported to the report, both are doing well and are not at risk of death.
investigations
The Civil Police is investigating the number of members of the robber group and is still awaiting an audit of the jewelry stores to find out more information about the value and total of stolen goods. So far, the police have analyzed the images of the interior of the mall, the surroundings of Parque D.Pedro and the stores.
“There are many images to be analyzed so that we can really understand the dynamics of what happened. Mainly how the action took place, how many people participated and if there were other members around the mall to support the escape. All this is being analyzed”, said Diez Júnior.
Cell phones, projectiles from the shots and three cars used in the action were seized and will be examined to assist in the investigations, the delegate also reported. The stores that were targeted by the robbers will also undergo forensic examination.
In a statement, Parque D. Pedro reported that “no customer was injured”, and that the mall “cooperates with the investigations”.
Source: CNN Brasil
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