Suspect of killing doctor and leaving body in cemetery tomb is arrested in RO

Nicolas Gomes Buranelo Civil Police/Disclosure Nicolas Gomes Buranelo, 20 years old, was arrested this Friday morning (14), suspected of killing resident doctor Lucas Macedo Martins, 32 years old, and abandoning the body inside a violated tomb in Porto Velho. It was located in the district of Jaci Paraná, in an inn about 100 kilometers from Porto Velho. According to the Military Police, the suspect was arrested at the scene and surrendered. After his arrest, he was taken to the Homicide Police Station, in the center of the capital, to be interviewed. The identity of the suspect was revealed by the Civil Police at a press conference held last Monday (10). Since then he was considered a fugitive. g1 tries to locate Nicolas' lawyer. Read also: Group is investigated in RO for laundering millionaire amounts diverted from financial institutions Video: Anteater is found sleeping in a residence in Porto Velho Suspect of killing a doctor in Porto Velho is on the run Dynamics of the Case Lucas Martins disappeared on July 21st and was located three days later. According to investigations, the doctor and the suspect met on the night of the disappearance, and the crime would have occurred during the early hours of July 22nd and 23rd. Lucas Macedo Martins Reproduction Social Networks The expert report indicated that the body, already in a state of decomposition when found, had drag injuries. Such evidence suggests that the victim was moved both while still alive and after death. After the crime, Nicolas fled with the victim's vehicle and personal belongings, even using Lucas's credit card at a convenience store. The car was taken to the border with Bolivia, reinforcing the theory of an attempt to hide or sell the stolen property. According to the Civil Police, Nicolas' criminal history is extensive, including passages for theft, robbery, extortion and embezzlement. Delegate Leisaloma Carvalho recalled that, in 2025, he was arrested for doping a doctor during a meeting with the intention of extorting the family through a false kidnapping, having been later released during the procedural process.