A 14-year-old student shot and killed three classmates at a public school before committing suicide in the city of Heliópolis, in the state of Bahia, in Brazil, the Education authorities of that country confirmed.
The attack occurred at the Don Pedro I Municipal School, in the afternoon of October 18, when the young man put a weapon in his backpack.
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According to local media, the young man entered the institution carrying a 38 caliber revolver and went to his classroom, where he shot three of his classmates, two girls and a boy between 14 and 15 years old, who died in the incident. act. After the attack, the attacker took his life in the same classroom.
The governor of Bahia, Jerónimo Rodríguez, expressed his regret for this new episode of school violence in Brazil through social networks.
The school authorities have preferred to keep the details of the crime confidential; However, the parents of the victims assure that they did not have a friendship with the aggressor, so they do not know the motives.
However, acquaintances of the aggressor claim that they had already seen violent attitudes in him, but that he always remained silent and isolated.
This attack adds to a trend of violence in Brazilian schools. In October 2023, a school shooting in São Paulo left one student dead and three injured, prompting President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to criticize young people’s access to weapons.
In response to this growing violence, the Government presented a bill to Congress to convert school attacks into a “stinking crime” and increase prison sentences for those responsible by 30%, according to local media.
The teenager took advantage of the class change to take out his gun and shoot three of his classmates, who died instantly.