In the early hours of Monday (19th), a homicide took place in the Águas Brancas neighborhood of Vitória de Santo Antão. According to reports, the victim suffered multiple stab wounds.

The victim was identified as Edimilson Gomes da Silva, 54 years old, and the accused is Rani Roger Nunes de Oliveira, 29 years old.

Videos circulating in WhatsApp groups show the attacker stabbing the victim until he died. In one of the videos, the perpetrator is seen hugging and sniffing the victim moments before the attack, which has left the community in shock and deeply disturbed. One comment circulating reflects the public sentiment: "Sometimes the person walking by your side is digging your grave and you don't even know it."

The 21st Military Police Battalion received information about the whereabouts of the suspect, who was reportedly hiding at his sister's house in the Novo neighborhood. Based on this intel, a police operation was launched involving the Operations Officer, GATI, and the Intelligence Unit of the 21st BPM. The operation was successful, leading to the arrest and capture of the person responsible for the crime.