Massacre in Manaus: understand how the crime happened over about 2 hours

Prisoner confesses to participation in massacre that left three dead in Manaus Three people were killed and a woman was injured during a massacre recorded on Monday morning (17), in the São Jorge neighborhood, West Zone of Manaus. Hours later, a man was arrested and confessed to the Amazonas Civil Police (PC-AM) that he had committed the murders. According to the investigation, the suspect arrived at the property around 5:30 am, parked the motorcycle in front of the residence and jumped over the wall. He left the place around 7am. In between, three people were killed and a woman was injured. The dead are Francisco das Chagas Morais Santos, aged 66, Isabella Coelho Morais, aged 29, and Guilherme Pereira Lima Filho, aged 65. A fourth victim, identified only as Dilma, was rescued and remains hospitalized. ? Join the g1 AM channel on WhatsApp How the suspect entered the house In a press conference this Tuesday (18), delegate Ricardo Cunha, head of the Specialized Homicide and Kidnapping Police Station (DEHS), stated that security cameras recorded the suspect arriving at the address in the early hours of the morning. He parked the motorcycle, jumped over the wall and entered the property. According to what was reported to the police, he had already taken a hammer. The action, from entering the residence to leaving, lasted around two hours, according to investigations. Why did he go to the house? Suspect of involvement in the death of three people from the same family in Manaus arrives at the police station. Patrick Marques/g1 AM The main line highlighted by the investigation is financial. The suspect, identified as Ezenilson Silva de Sousa, told the police that he had a debt with loan sharks and went to the house in search of money. According to delegate Ricardo Cunha, the man had gone to the property to ask for money from one of the victims, who was a pastor and his former father-in-law. Initially, the police reported that the debt was R$16,000. In another report presented during the investigation, the value indicated was R$19 thousand. According to the delegate, there was a disagreement after Francisco did not want to hand over more money to Ezenilson. "[They] had a disagreement because this pastor didn't want to give him more money and, according to him, he lost his head and killed this pastor in his own room," said the delegate. 'Kind, sweet and obedient girl': who was a young woman with cerebral palsy killed in a massacre in Manaus 'Affectionate and very intelligent': find out who was the university professor killed during a massacre in Manaus How the attacks happened Francisco was the first victim attacked, according to the version presented by the suspect to the police. Isabella Coelho Morais, Francisco's daughter, was in a side room. Upon hearing movement, she entered the room and was also attacked. On the first floor, lived Guilherme Pereira Lima Filho, 65 years old, university professor. He heard the screams and went upstairs to check what was happening. According to the investigation, Guilherme got into a physical fight with the suspect and ended up dead. On the ground floor, there lived a woman identified only as Dilma. Upon hearing the movement, she also went up 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. Why didn't the suspect run away? According to the investigation, Ezenilson Silva remained at the property because he was still looking for money. During the action, he found a small safe with around R$900, which belonged to Francisco. In addition to the money, the suspect left the residence taking the cell phones of three victims. He also wore a protective mask in an attempt to not be 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 What happened to the weapon used in the crime? After being arrested, the suspect told investigators that he used a hammer to commit the murders. According to delegate Ricardo Cunha, the man said 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. How did the police find the victims? The three bodies were found inside the residence. Two were in a bedroom and the third, in the hallway of the house. The Military Police reported that a resident found the victims and called 190. When the police arrived, they confirmed the crime. The area was isolated for forensic work. The Legal Medical Institute (IML) and the Technical-Scientific Police Department (DPTC) were called to remove the bodies and carry out other procedures. What happened to the injured woman? The fourth victim 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 was seriously injured after being struck and remains hospitalized. g1 contacted the State Department of Health of Amazonas (SES-AM), this Tuesday (18) to find out her health status, but until the last update of this report, there was no response. How the suspect was identified The police arrived at Ezenilson after analyzing the images from the security cameras that recorded the suspect's arrival at the residence. According to the head of DEHS, investigators identified Ezenilson among the victims' family members and noticed a similarity between him and the man recorded on the cameras. The police also checked the motorcycle used by the suspect and found that it was the same vehicle that appears in the images. After gathering this information, investigators confronted Ezenilson. 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",