the fight originated when souza ramos e silva , 21 , a . kw . a . " souza aritana , " a veteran of the ada ( " entre do bairro " ) squad led other leaders into the " castelo da mineira " ( miner field ) to distribute drugs , ricardo teixeira dias , a village security commander answered . the region is governed by sister organisation comando vermelho ( central control ) , which does not approve of other gangs selling drugs in the region . comando vermelho members started fighting the neighboring members of ada to safeguard their turf .
Ramos da Silva killed 11 people.