Antonio Augusto D’Angelo da Fonseca was located in his mother’s apartment in Copacabana; Five suspects were killed during an operation at Ladeira dos Tabajaras, including the local trafficking chief, known as full of hatred
Rio de Janeiro’s arrested on Tuesday night (15) one of the suspects of participation in the death of policeman João Pedro Marquini, murdered in late March during an attempt by Serra da Grota Funda. Antonio Augusto D’Angelo da Fonseca was located by agents of the Special Resources Coordination (Core) hidden in the mother’s apartment, in the south of the capital. The arrest occurred hours after an operation of Core and the Capital Homicide Police Station (DHC) in the Ladeira dos Tabajaras community, also in Copacabana.
The action aimed to comply with arrest warrants against suspects of involvement in the murder that victimized Marquini, who was the husband of Judge Tula Corrêa de Melo. During the police foray, there was intense confrontation with criminals. Five people died, including Vinícius Kleber Di Carlatoni Martins, known as full of hatred, appointed as head of local trafficking and responsible for sorting attacks on security agents. William do Amaral Gomes (Marmitão), Douglas de Souza Napoleon (DG), as well as Kauã Costa Mota and Carlos Eduardo Tavares de Souza, who were also in the community at the time of. Three suspects were arrested in the act, and large -caliber weapons such as rifles, pistols and grenades were seized.
The operation mobilized great police force and had impacts on the routine of neighborhoods in the South Zone. Streets in Botafogo, such as Pinheiro Guimarães and Real Grandeza, had to be temporarily banned. Residents reported the overflying of helicopters and intense shootings. The Andrews College, near the region, even restricted external activities and adopted security measures.
According to Deputy Felipe Curi, Secretary of the Civil Police, the criminals responsible for Marquini’s death were identified, and the operation aimed to comply with court orders. “We were able to identify the perpetrators of this heinous crime against our policeman. Criminals were neutralized,” said Curi. The other target of the warrants, Walace Andrade de Oliveira, remains at large.
The crime
João Pedro Marquini was killed on the night of March 30 after reacting to an attempted robbery while returning home with his wife. The couple was in two cars by the Serra da Grota Funda, in the West Zone, when it was approached by criminals. Marquini got out of the armed car, but did not even shoot and was hit by rifle shots. He died on the spot. Judge Tula Corrêa de Melo, who was in a armored vehicle, was not injured.
Investigations indicate that the suspects initially fled to the Cesar Maia community in Vargem Pequeno, and later took refuge on the Tabajaras Ladeira, both red commands, a faction that dominates these areas.
Published by Felipe Dantas
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