A hooded gunman robbed a gas station in the municipality of Capinzal in the western state of Santa Catarina. The scene was captured by the security cameras of the facility located on the shore of SC-467, at the entrance to the Novo Horizonte site, on Tuesday (5), around 10 pm.

According to the testimony of the victims, the suspect is a thin man of average height, in black clothes and with a hood. – Photo: Monitoring/Playback/ND Camera

According to the Military Police, the suspect arrived at the post on foot and with firearms aimed at the buyer and service personnel, announced the robbery. The man caught the driver, who was near the gas station, and forced them all to go to the convenience store, where he forced them to give him the cash at the checkout.

In addition to the value of the cashier, about 1 thousand reais, the man took the mobile phone used in the institution. The suspect also took money and the mobile phone of the driver who was at the scene, about 1700 reais, received from the salary of the victim, who transports birds.

A police report was filed, and the police collected statements from the victims, which indicated that the suspect was a thin man of average height, dressed in black clothes and with a hood. The man would have fled on foot, taking valuables and mobile phones.

The military police patrolled the outskirts of the post and the thicket, into which, according to eyewitnesses, the suspect could hide. However, the suspect’s whereabouts have not been established and he has been identified as a fugitive. The case remains under investigation.

The incident was filmed by the institution’s surveillance cameras. – Video: Monitoring/Playback/ND Camera