Shotgun Killer Surrenders To Police

A killer who blasted seven people including a 12-year-old girl to death with a shotgun after losing at pool has surrendered to police.

Getulio Rodrigues Frazao Junior, 36, and daughter Larissa Frazao de Almeida, 12, pose in undated photo. Edgar Ricardo de Oliveira, 30, and Ezequias Souza Ribeiro, 27, shoot people in a bar, in Sinop, Brazil, on Tuesday, Feb, 21, 2023, and the father and daughter were among the victims. (Newsflash)

Suspect Edgar Ricardo de Oliveira, 30, was arrested on 23rd February, after his accomplice Ezequias Souza Ribeiro, 27, was shot by police while on the run.

Oliveira, a businessman is said to have been the man with the shotgun seen in the footage blasting most of the victims and is also said to be a staunch supporter of Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, according to local media.

Chilling CCTV footage from the Brazilian pool hall showed them gunning down everyone in the room apart from one woman.

The pair apparently opened fire because they resented being mocked for losing twice in a row in pool matches for money in the city of Sinop, in the Brazilian state of Matto Grosso.

The police tracked down businessman Oliveira to a house in Sinop.

Police Chief Braulio Junqueiro said: “When we arrived he opened the gate, with his hand on his head, and gave himself up.

Picture shows the body of Ezequias Souza Ribeiro, 27, undated. Along with Edgar Ricardo de Oliveira, 30, they shoot people in a bar, in Sinop, Brazil, on Tuesday, Feb, 21, 2023, and he killed in a confrontation with the police . (Newsflash)

“We took him to the police station and now we are going to question him and carry out the legal measures that are applicable to the case.”

Oliveira reportedly said that he had no intention of killing any children and that they should have “spared lives”.

Six of the victims died at the scene, and a seventh victim – named as Elizeu Santos da Silva, 47 – died later in hospital from gunshot wounds.

The six other victims have been named as Larissa Frasao de Almeida, 12, Orisberto Pereira Sousa, 38, Adriano Balbinote, 46, Getulio Rodrigues Frasao Junior, 36, Josue Ramos Tenorio, 48, and Maciel Bruno de Andrade Costa, 35.

Police said that Ribeiro was fatally shot after he was spotted hiding in a forested area near the city’s airport.

The operation to detain him was reportedly carried out by the Battalion of Special Operations (BOPE) which is a police tactical unit in the State of Parana, trained to perform high-risk operations that fall outside of the abilities of regular officers.

Picture shows the wepons used by the suspects in undated photo. Edgar Ricardo de Oliveira, 30, and Ezequias Souza Ribeiro, 27, shoot people in a bar, in Sinop, Brazil, on Tuesday, Feb, 21, 2023. (Newsflash)

Oliveira had reportedly previously contacted local media crews saying that he was going to turn himself in to the police.

Police Lieutenant Romening dos Santos Silva confirmed that the gunmen took revenge after losing two games of pool. After their first loss, they went to get more money only to lose again when they returned.

The officer said: “The way it happened, it is clear that some victims may not even have been involved with the game that was taking place at the establishment.”