A couple was arrested this Wednesday (11) in Governador Valadares during searches for the killers of a young man. The woman hid a revolver under two shorts.
The action took place after the death of Isaque Ferreira Pacheco, aged 16, on Tuesday (10). The suspicion is that there is a dispute between rival criminal groups.
Images of the crime helped identify the suspects' car, which was cloned. Police located the residence of the man identified as the owner of the vehicle.
The man tried to discard ammunition before being arrested for illegal possession of a weapon. He denied participation in the murder, and the perpetrators remain at large.
A man and a woman were arrested during a Military Police operation carried out in the early hours of Wednesday (11), during the search for those responsible for the murder of a 16-year-old teenager in Pontal, district of Governador Valadares, in the East of Minas. At the couple's home, the police found a revolver hidden in the woman's waist, under two shorts.
The gun was loaded with six live cartridges. According to the incident report, the woman also used a blanket to cover the front of her body. Questioned by the military, her companion admitted to being the owner of the revolver and stated that he had instructed the woman to hide it under her clothes.
The approach took place after the Military Police received information about possible people involved in the homicide of Isaque Ferreira Pacheco, 16 years old, shot to death on Tuesday afternoon (10), in front of a football field in the district.
During the surveys, the military received information that the crime could be related to a dispute between rival criminal groups. According to reports passed on to the police, Isaque was in contact with people from a region identified as a rival to the group that operates in Pontal. This approach would have caused discontent among members of the opposing faction.
Police officers also received information about possible threats made to the victim the day before the murder. The suspicion reported by informants is that the order to kill the teenager came from an arrested person. The information is still part of the investigation and does not represent a conclusion about the motivation for the crime.
Images of the homicide helped the military identify the car used in the getaway. The vehicle showed signs of cloning, as another car with the same characteristics and identification was circulating in Belo Horizonte.
With the information gathered, the police went to the house of the man identified as the owner of the car. According to the Military Police, upon noticing the team's arrival, he threw an object out the window, which fell on the roof of the neighboring residence. A police officer went up to the scene and found a .38 caliber cartridge.
Initially, the man and his companion denied having thrown ammunition on the roof. He later admitted to throwing a bag with five other cartridges. The military carried out new searches, but the material was not located.
The couple was arrested for crimes related to the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition and taken to the police station. The man also denied involvement in the homicide. According to the Military Police, he has previous police records for homicide, suspected homicide and illegal possession of a weapon.
The investigation into the death of Isaque Ferreira Pacheco remains ongoing. Until the last update of this report, the possible perpetrators of the crime had not yet been located.
