Monte Tchota massacre

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Monte Tchota massacre
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Location of São Domingos municipality Santiago within Cape Verde
LocationMonte Tchota, Santiago Island, Cape Verde
Coordinates 15°04′N23°38′W / 15.067°N 23.633°W / 15.067; -23.633
DateApril 25, 2016 (2016-04-25)
Attack type
 Mass shooting
Weapons AKM rifle
Makarov pistol
Deaths8 Cape Verdean soldiers and 3 civilian contractors (2 Spanish, 1 Cape Verdean)
AssailantManuel António Silva Ribeiro

The Monte Tchota massacre [1] [2] [3] was a mass shooting that occurred at the Monte Tchota army barracks in Cape Verde in the early hours of 25 April 2016.

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Massacre

Between the hours of 9:30 and 10:00 in the morning, a rogue FACV soldier identified as 23-year old Manuel Antonio Silva Ribeiro, opened fire at the Monte Tchota army barracks, 27 km (17 miles) north of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde. [4] The shooting occurred as the soldiers were helping to repair antennas at the top of the hill near the barracks. Ribeiro opened fire on his fellow soldiers, shooting eight to death. In the aftermath of the shootings, Ribeiro killed three technicians, two Spanish and a local Cape Verdean, who stopped him from leaving in a getaway car. Eight Kalashnikov rifles and ammunition were stolen from the dead soldiers and later discovered in the abandoned car nearby. The bodies were discovered 24 hours later by a police officer. [5] [6]

Victims

The FACV soldiers killed were Nelson Neide de Brito, of Brava island, Romario Steffan Dias Lima, of St. Anthony island, Anacleto Lopes dos Santos, of St. Anthony island, Marilson Adérito Fernandes Delgado, of Santiago island, Mario Stanick Fernandes Pereira, of Santiago island, José Maria Correia Ribeiro, of Santiago island, Wilson Ramos Mendes, of Santiago island, and Adérito Silva Rocha, of Santiago island. [7]

The dead civilians were Danielson Reis Monteiro (Cape Verde), Angelo Martinez Ruiz, and David Sanches Zamarreno (Spain). [7]

Arrests

Ribeiro was arrested in a joint operation by judicial police and the military two days later in a neighborhood of the capital of Praia. [7] [8]

In response to the incident President Jorge Carlos Fonseca said a personal feud was behind the killings, ruling out an attempted coup or links to the drug trade. [9]

On November 4, 2016, Manuel António Silva Ribeiro was sentenced to 35 years in prison - the maximum sentence available under Cape Verdean law. [10]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Porto Novo parou para prestar última homenagem o militar morto emtragédia de Monte Txota - Primeiro diário caboverdiano em linha - A SEMANA". www.asemana.publ.cv. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  3. ↑ Ilhas, Fonte: Inforpress/Expresso das. "Massacre de Monte Tchota "não faz parte da nossa cultura" - Primeiro-Ministro - Expresso das Ilhas". www.expressodasilhas.sapo.cv. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  4. ↑ "Cape Verde Official: Police Nab Suspect in Slaying of 11". ABC News. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  5. ↑ "Cabo Verde: detido soldado suspeito de onze mortes". www.sabado.pt. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  6. ↑ "Cabo Verde envia condolências ao Rei por vítimas de "ato tresloucado"". Notícias ao Minuto. 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
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  9. ↑ "Cape Verde: Disgruntled Soldier Suspected of Killing 11". ABC News. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  10. ↑ "Cape Verde: 35 years in prison for soldier who killed 8 colleagues, 3 civilians". Africanews . with AFP. 4 November 2016. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
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