If this kid was intelligent he totally could of gotten away with this. Don't know if the gun could of been traced, but if the kid just disguised himself he would still be at large.
How did they ever solve crimes before cameras were everywhere?
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/11/americas/brazil-jair-bolsonaro-coup-trial-verdict-latam-intl
The majority of a Brazilian Supreme Court panel has voted to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro of planning to overturn the country’s 2022 election, in a plot prosecutors say contemplated assassinating the president-elect in a bid to cling to power.
The decision in the landmark case became apparent on Thursday when the third judge of the five-member panel determined that Bolsonaro was guilty of all five counts he faced.
It's also just bad for the investigation to put that stuff out there in case they do get a suspect and they say those things, they can later say they heard it in media. Very unprofessional. Keeping info secret helps catch suspects