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Massacre in Manaus: suspect reveals details about how he attacked victims inside their home; VIDEO

Massacre in Manaus: suspect reveals details about how he attacked victims inside their homes Ezenilson Silva de Sousa, arrested on suspicion of killing three people and injuring a woman during a massacre in Manaus, was taken by the Civil...

Massacre in Manaus: suspect reveals details about how he attacked victims inside their home; VIDEO
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The massacre took place on Monday morning (17), in the São Geraldo neighborhood, Central-South Zone of Manaus. Francisco das Chagas Morais Santos, aged 66, Isabella Coelho Morais, aged 29, and Guilherme Pereira Lima Filho, aged 65, died.

  • A fourth victim, identified only as Dilma, was injured.
  • Still on Monday, Ezenilson was accompanied by teams from the Specialized Homicide and Kidnapping Police Station (DEHS) to the location.

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Massacre in Manaus: suspect reveals details about how he attacked victims inside their homes Ezenilson Silva de Sousa, arrested on suspicion of killing three people and injuring a woman during a massacre in Manaus, was taken by the Civil Police of Amazonas (PC-AM) to the scene of the crime. During the procedure, he showed investigators, in detail, how he entered the residence, where the attacks occurred and the sequence in which the victims were hit. Watch above. The massacre took place on Monday morning (17), in the São Geraldo neighborhood, Central-South Zone of Manaus. Francisco das Chagas Morais Santos, aged 66, Isabella Coelho Morais, aged 29, and Guilherme Pereira Lima Filho, aged 65, died. A fourth victim, identified only as Dilma, was injured. Still on Monday, Ezenilson was accompanied by teams from the Specialized Homicide and Kidnapping Police Station (DEHS) to the location. He repeated to the police the version presented during the interrogation and indicated the points in the house where the attacks took place. ? Join the g1 AM channel on WhatsApp How the attack began In one of the moments recorded during the reconstruction, Ezenilson said that he went to the house to collect the money that the pastor and former father-in-law Francisco had promised to deliver to him. According to the suspect, he asked Francisco not to scream and stated that he would not do anything to him. Afterwards, according to the report, the pastor refused to hand over the money and the two began to argue. "Where's the money you said you were going to give me. Then I told him not to shout that I wasn't going to do anything. Then he said 'no fucking money, you have more than that...'" Afterwards, the suspect stated that Francisco jumped at him and started shouting. According to the investigation, Francisco was the first victim attacked. Guilherme got into a physical fight After the attack on Francisco, Guilherme Pereira Lima Filho arrived at the scene. During the reconstruction, a police officer asked the suspect if Francisco was already unconscious when Guilherme appeared. Ezenilson confirmed. Police officer: “Was Francisco already unconscious?” Suspect: “That’s it.” Policeman: “Then Guilherme arrived. Then another fight.” According to the investigation, Guilherme, who was a university professor at the Federal University of Amazonas (Ufam), heard the movement and went to check what was happening. He got into a physical fight with the suspect and also ended up dead. 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When questioned by the police, he stated that she was carrying an object in her hands, but said he did not know exactly what it was. “When I turned from here… I turned, already hitting her.” When asked how many blows he had struck against Isabella, Ezenilson replied: “I gave about three at the time.” Suspect of involvement in the death of three people from the same family in Manaus arrives at the police station. Patrick Marques/g1 AM Neighbor was hit The fourth victim, identified only as Dilma, was also hit during the action. In the reconstruction, Ezenilson indicated the point where the woman was allegedly struck and where she fell. Police officer: “It was here, right?” Suspect: “Here she fell.” The police officer then recalled that, when help arrived, the woman was still crawling around the scene. Dilma was rescued by the Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu) and taken to the João Lúcio Hospital and Emergency Room, in the East Zone of Manaus. Francisco das Chagas Morais Santos, 66 years old, victim of a massacre in Manaus. Personal Archive Isabella Coelho Morais was a young woman with cerebral palsy who died in a massacre in Manaus. Personal Archive Guilherme Pereira Lima Filho was one of the three killed in an attack in Amazonas. Reproduction/Social Media Suspect showed glove used in the crime At another point, Ezenilson pointed to a glove and stated that that was the equipment he used during the action. Police officer: “This glove here?” Police officer: “Is that the one you used?” Suspect: “She’s the one I used.” According to the investigation, Ezenilson arrived at the residence at around 5:30 am and left the property at approximately 7 am. Security cameras recorded his arrival on a motorcycle. The suspect allegedly jumped over the wall to enter the house. After analyzing the images and identifying similarities between the man recorded on the cameras and Ezenilson, the police also checked the motorcycle used in the crime. He was located, arrested and, according to DEHS, confessed to the murders. The main line of investigation indicates that the suspect went to the residence in search of money to pay a debt with loan sharks. According to delegate Ricardo Cunha, head of DEHS, Ezenilson claimed to have acted in self-defense, but the version did not convince investigators. Police say the suspect used a hammer in the attacks. After the crime, he said he threw the object into a stream nearby. The reconstruction also allowed investigators to check the version presented by the suspect with the characteristics and traces found in the residence. Small safe with around R$900, which belonged to Francisco, killed in a massacre in the São Jorge neighborhood, in Manaus Divulgação/PC-AM Money, cell phones and purse seized from a suspect of committing a massacre in the São Jorge neighborhood, in Manaus Divulgação/PC-AM Massacre in Manaus: police present details about the case and the arrest of the suspect