Sapopemba State School shooting

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Sapopemba State School shooting
Sapopemba state school shooting.jpg
Shooter caught on surveillance moments before shooting the victim in the back of the head
LocationSapopemba State School, Sapopemba, São Paulo, Brazil
Date23 October 2023
c. 7:30 a.m.
Attack type
School shooting
Weapon.38-caliber revolver
Deaths1
Injured3 (two by gunfire)
AccusedLucas de Oliveira Tuci

The Sapopemba State School shooting was a school shooting that occurred at the Sapopemba State School in the aforementioned neighbourhood of São Paulo, Brazil, on 23 October 2023. At about 7:30 in the morning, the gunman, a 16-year-old male student wearing his school uniform, [1] shot three female students, one fatally. [2] A fourth student sustained injures to his hand while attempting to escape from the school. [3] The suspect then handed his revolver to a teacher before surrendering to the police. [4]

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On the morning of 23 October, a 16-year-old teenager entered the Sapopemba State School, in the Sapopemba neighborhood, São Paulo, in the east zone of the city, armed with a .38 caliber revolver, and shot three girls. One of them, Giovanna Bezerra, 17-years-old, was shot in the back of the head and died in hospital. Another three people were injured, one while fleeing the scene. The teenager handed himself in to the Military Police after the attack.

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References

  1. "Ataque em escola estadual de Sapopemba deixa uma aluna morta e 3 feridos, em São Paulo". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 23 October 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  2. "School shooting in Brazil's Sao Paulo leaves one student dead". Associated Press . 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  3. Laforé, Bruno; Bernardes, Vinícius; Rigue, André; Vitoria, Dayres (23 October 2023). "Ataque com arma em escola na zona leste de São Paulo mata uma aluna e deixa três feridos". CNN Brasil. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  4. "Ataque em escola estadual de Sapopemba deixa uma aluna morta e 3 feridos, em São Paulo". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.