Brazil cops arrest teen gunman who killed three in school shootings

RIO DE JANEIRO – A teenager who attacked two schools in the Brazilian city of Aracruz in the state of Espirito Santo, resulting in the death of three people, has been arrested, the state’s Governor Renato Casagrande said, reported Sputnik.

“Our security teams caught up with the attacker who, cowardly, attacked two schools in Aracruz. I declared three days of official mourning as a sign of grief for the irreparable losses. We will continue to investigate the motives and, soon, we will have new clarifications,” Casagrande tweeted yesterday.

According to local media reports, yesterday morning, a 16-year-old rushed into a staff room in a state school and killed two teachers, then jumped into a car and headed to a private school on the same avenue, where he killed a student.

Apart from the three dead, 11 other people were also injured in the shootings, according to local media reports. The shooter was reportedly a student at one of the schools. – Bernama, November 26, 2022