The victim is Sérgio Rodrigues da Costa, known as Sérgio Bomba. He was under investigation on suspicion of leading a militia in the western area of Rio
A man investigated for leading a militia in Sepetiba, in the west of Rio, was killed on the night of this Sunday, the 21st, in a kiosk on the edge of the Recreio dos Bandeirantes. The victim is Sérgio Rodrigues da Costa, 44 years old, known as Sérgio Bomba.
According to the Military Police, teams were called to respond to a homicide incident, on Avenida Lúcio Costa, number 17.700. When police arrived at the scene, they discovered that the victim had gunshot wounds. The site was cordoned off and preserved for forensic examination.
This was reported by the Civil Police Earth that the officers are looking for witnesses and information to identify the perpetrator and clarify the motivation for the crime. The Capital Homicide Police Station (DHC) is investigating the case.
Investigated by militiamen
According to the website Extra, Sergio was accompanied by a woman when a shooting suspect arrived. The victim was under investigation by the Special Action Group for the Repression of Organized Crime (Gaeco) of the Rio Public Prosecutor’s Office, for possible participation in the militia war in Sepetiba.
The dispute would be territorial, against Rui Paulo Gonçalves Estevão, known as Pipito, right-hand man of the militiaman Luís Antônio da Silva Braga, known as Zinho, arrested on December 24, after having surrendered to the Federal Police. As the report points out, whoever succeeds Zinho will control the annual income estimated by the police to be around R$120 million.
The militiamen’s “income” comes from the exploitation of illegal activities in the region, such as extortion and the clandestine sale of cable television signals, as well as security and tolls to allow vans to travel in the area. Zinho had 12 arrest warrants issued in his name.
The man appointed as successor to the militiaman Zinho, Antônio Carlos dos Santos Pinto, known as Pit, was shot dead in a community in Rio de Janeiro on the 29th. In addition to him, three other men were also found dead. Authorities speculate that the motivation for the killing was dispute over control of militias in the region, as Zinho left no successor before handing himself over to police.
Source: Terra
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