Main target would have been a construction company, located on the 21st floor of the building; 17 people were held hostage during theft
At least four criminals did a drag on the morning of Tuesday (7) in a commercial building on Avenida Marquês de São Vicente, in the West Zone of. The main target would have been a construction company, located on the 21st floor of the building. According to preliminary information, 17 people were held hostage during the theft, which lasted about 2:30. There was no record of injuries, and the victims were still attended on site. The estimated loss exceeds $ 2 million.
It mobilized at least 10 vehicles and scanned the building, which has 24 floors. Rooms on other floors were searched, but no suspects were found. The case is investigated by the 23rd Police District (Partridges).
Security cameras images point out that the group of criminals arrived at the building in a Renault Sandero at 7:14. They then left the vehicle in a parking lot open to visitors on the 2nd floor, and climbed the stairs. All the bandits were in black and cap, according to Lieutenant Colonel Helder Antonio de Paula, commander of the 4th Military Police Battalion (BPM). It is still unclear if they have been mask at all times.
The criminals broke into the 21st floor of the building, according to the Military Police, but preliminary information also indicates that another floor may have been accessed by them. The hostages reportedly reported to what the group called themselves, in reference to the series.
During the robbery, they took a gun that was in the company’s safe, money in kind, valuables and also deviated via Pix. There is still no confirmation of the total damage, but the figures exceed R $ 2 million.
The group abandoned the building at 9:44, according to records of monitoring cameras. The PM was triggered minutes later, but no longer found anything in the building, even with the scan. The teams left the place shortly before 13h.
The commercial building that was the target of the bandits is located in front of the Ruy Barbosa Labor Forum, at the time of 230 of Avenida Marquês de São Vicente.
*With information from Estadão Content
Posted by Nátaly Tenório
