Massacre leaves three dead in Manaus: what is known about the case

Massacre in Manaus: police present details about the case and the arrest of the suspect Three people were killed and a woman was injured during a massacre that occurred on Monday (17), in the São Geraldo neighborhood, in the Central-South Zone of Manaus. Hours later, Ezenilson Silva de Sousa was arrested and confessed to the murders to the Amazonas Civil Police (PC-AM). The victims were identified as Francisco das Chagas Morais Santos, aged 66; Isabella Coelho Morais, 29; and Guilherme Pereira Lima Filho, 65 years old. A fourth victim, identified only as Dilma, was seriously injured and remains hospitalized. ? Join the g1 AM channel on WhatsApp Check out what is known about the case below: What happened? Why did the suspect go to the house? How did the attacks happen? Why did he stay in the house? What weapon was used? How were the victims found? What happened to the injured woman? How was the suspect identified? Did the suspect have a prior record? 1. What happened? According to the police, Ezenilson arrived at the residence at around 5:30 am, parked a motorcycle in front of the property, jumped over the wall and entered the house. Security cameras recorded the movement. According to the investigation, he left the scene around 7 am. 2. Why did the suspect go to the house? The main line of investigation is financial. According to the police, Ezenilson stated that he was in debt to loan sharks and went to the residence to ask for money from Francisco das Chagas Morais Santos, who was a pastor and his former father-in-law. Initially, the police reported that the debt would be R$16,000. During the investigation, another amount, R$19 thousand, was also mentioned. According to the delegate, Francisco refused to give the suspect money and the two had a disagreement. Suspect of involvement in the death of three people from the same family in Manaus arrives at the police station. Patrick Marques/g1 AM 3. How did the attacks happen? Francisco was the first victim, according to the version presented by Ezenilson to the police. He was attacked in his own room. Isabella, Francisco's daughter, was in a nearby room. Upon hearing movement, she entered the room and was also attacked. Guilherme Pereira Lima Filho, a university professor at the Federal University of Amazonas (Ufam), lived on the first floor of the property. Upon hearing the screams, he went down to check what was happening. According to the investigation, there was a physical fight between the two and Guilherme ended up dead. Dilma, who lived on the ground floor, also went upstairs when she heard the movement and was hit. "He entered the room and the others were there as a result of waking up. Everyone was asleep at the time he entered the house", explained Ricardo Cunha. 4. Why did he stay in the house? According to the investigation, Ezenilson did not leave the property immediately because he was still looking for money. During the action, he found a small safe with around R$900, which belonged to Francisco. The suspect also took the cell phones of three victims. According to police, he wore a protective mask to try to avoid being identified. Small safe with around R$900, which belonged to Francisco, killed in a massacre in the São Jorge neighborhood, in Manaus Divulgação/PC-AM 5. What weapon was used? According to the report presented by the suspect to investigators, the attacks were committed with a hammer. After the crime, Ezenilson stated that he threw the object into a stream close to the residence. “It was a hammer, he already got rid of that hammer, threw it in the stream, close to the crime scene,” said the police chief. 6. How were the victims found? The three bodies were found inside the residence. Two were in a room and the third was in the hallway. According to the Military Police, Guilherme's family members went to the location after he did not go to work or respond to messages. Upon finding the bodies of the victims, one of the family members called the police. The area was isolated for forensic work. The Legal Medical Institute (IML) and the Technical-Scientific Police Department (DPTC) were called. Isabella Coelho Morais, 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 7. What happened to the injured woman? The fourth victim, identified as Dilma, was rescued by the Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu) and taken to João Lúcio Hospital and Emergency Room, in the East Zone of Manaus. She suffered a head injury and was seriously injured after being struck. The victim remains hospitalized. According to the State Department of Health of Amazonas (SES-AM), she underwent surgical procedures and is stable. How was the suspect identified? The police arrived at Ezenilson after analyzing the images from the security cameras. According to Ricardo Cunha, investigators identified the suspect among the victims' family members and noticed similarities between him and the man recorded on the cameras. The motorcycle used by Ezenilson was also analyzed and, according to the police, it was the same one that appears in the images. After gathering information, investigators confronted the suspect. According to the police chief, he confessed to the crime. "We confronted him, he didn't hesitate, he confessed to committing this crime. We had to return to the scene of the crime to see those horror scenes again to understand the dynamics and there he reported in great detail what this criminal action was like", said Ricardo Cunha. 8. Did the suspect have a prior record? According to the delegate, Ezenilson had no criminal record. Ricardo Cunha also stated that the suspect did not show regret during the interrogation. “This is a person without tickets, he is a highly cold person, he did not show any type of regret when confessing to the crime”, he stated. During interrogation, Ezenilson claimed to have acted in self-defense. The version, however, did not convince investigators. “He claimed self-defense that the