Security camera shows moment when Rota lieutenant is shot in SP Elenilson Misael da Silva, known as 'Galego', aged 47, was killed by Rota police officers after being shot five times with a rifle and pistol. The action took place on Thursday (2), in Peruíbe, on the coast of São Paulo. There is no information on how many shots hit the suspect. According to the Military Police, the team received a complaint indicating that the man, an alleged member of the PCC, was involved in the attack against Lieutenant Ronickson Pimentel dos Santos, brother of Eloá Pimentel. He was the third suspect in the crime to be killed by the police. ? Click here to follow the new g1 Santos channel on WhatsApp. With information about the car used by the suspect, agents searched Peruíbe until they found the vehicle. According to the team's report, the driver fled when he noticed the police presence and was chased to Rua Cuiabá, where there was a confrontation during the attempted approach. According to the delegate's decision, obtained by g1 this Wednesday (8), the police officers involved in the episode fired two rifle shots and three .40 caliber pistol shots at 'Galego' as a reaction to the threat from the man, who was armed. Elenilson Misael da Silva (on the left) is suspected of participating in an attack on PM lieutenant Ronickson Pimentel dos Santo (on the right) g1 Santos and Reproduction/TV Globo According to the document, the team approached after noticing that he had dropped the weapon, a .380 caliber pistol, with 13 rounds of ammunition. The agents then took him to the Emergency Care Unit (UPA), but the man did not resist. The police officers handed over the weapons used, but were not detained in the act due to the circumstances, which showed self-defense, according to the Civil Police. "They acted in strict compliance with a legal duty, when trying to arrest a person carrying a firearm and with evidence of involvement in a recent attack that killed a Military Police Lieutenant, and in self-defense, after unfairly finding themselves at the pressing risk of being attacked by that man", argued the delegate, in the decision. Police investigate As described in the police report, the police found four empty ammunition cases next to 'Galego's' car, which were seized along with the weapons and ammunition of the agents involved in the confrontation. The police report and military police stated that 'Galego' is suspected of participating in the attack against Eloá's brother. Despite this, the São Paulo Public Security Secretariat (SSP-SP) confirmed the complaint against 'Galego', but said that so far there is no evidence of his involvement in the crime. Rota lieutenant Ronickson Pimentel, shot in the head and hospitalized in serious condition. Reproduction/Social Media In a statement, the Military Police reinforced that, during the approach, Galego was armed and reacted, which resulted in a confrontation. According to the investigation, he was linked to Hércules da Costa Siqueira, identified as the main suspect in the attack on Lieutenant Pimentel. Still according to the corporation, the case is investigated by the Peruíbe Headquarters Police Station, with monitoring by the Military Police Internal Affairs, following the legal protocols provided for occurrences of this type. The case was registered at the Peruíbe Police Station as a death resulting from police intervention and illegal possession of a permitted firearm. The Civil Police opened an investigation to determine the circumstances of the incident, with monitoring by the Military Police. Suspects killed Between June 29 and July 2, three men died in actions by the elite Military Police troop, Rota, in the capital of São Paulo and on the coast, following reports linking them to the attack against the lieutenant. The first death occurred in the early hours of June 29. A team from the 1st Rota Shock Police Battalion received a report that a man who had participated in the attack was in the vicinity of Estrada do Aricanduva, in the José Bonifácio neighborhood, in the East Zone of the capital. According to the PM's version, the suspect was armed and there was a confrontation during the approach. The man was shot and died at the scene. In a note signed by Major PM Veiga, Rota stated that, because of the confrontation, the complaint was not investigated and that, so far, there are no elements that link the dead man to the perpetrators of the attempted murder against the lieutenant. On Wednesday morning (1st), another report about someone allegedly involved in the attack took PM teams to the Guaianases region, also in the East Zone. According to the corporation, there was a confrontation, and the suspect was shot. He was taken to a local hospital, but he did not survive his injuries. Although the action was motivated by a complaint related to the attack, the SSP reported that "it does not attribute to the man killed this Wednesday (1st) the status of suspect in the attempted murder against Lieutenant Pimentel". The ministry added that the case was registered as a death resulting from police intervention and remains under investigation. Security camera shows moment when police officer was shot in Greater SP Reproduction/Security circuit Attack on Lieutenant Pimentel Lieutenant Ronickson Pimentel dos Santos was shot in the head on June 27, on Avenida Goiás, in São Caetano do Sul, in Greater São Paulo. The PM was in civilian clothes on a motorcycle, stopped at a traffic light, when two men approached and fired shots. Then the pair fled. The victim was rescued and is hospitalized in serious condition. Rota lieutenant Ronickson Pimentel dos Santos, shot in the head last Saturday (27). Reproduction/Social Media The police officer is the brother of Eloá Pimentel, murdered at the age of 15 by her ex-boyfriend Lindemberg Fernandes Alves, in October 2008. The teenager's false imprisonment lasted around 100 hours and was followed in real time by television stations, becoming one of the most high-profile criminal cases in the country (see below). Crime story: teenager who was killed by her ex after being held hostage for 5 days VIDEOS: g1 in 1 Minute Santos