Sapopemba State School shooting explained

Sapopemba State School shooting
Location:Sapopemba State School, Sapopemba, São Paulo, Brazil
Date:23 October 2023
Time: 7:30 a.m.
Type:School shooting
Weapon:.38-caliber revolver
Fatalities:1
Injuries:3 (two by gunfire)
Accused:Lucas 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]

Shooting

On the morning of October 23, 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 3 people were injured, one while fleeing the scene. The teenager handed himself in to the Military Police after the attack.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-10-23 . Ataque em escola estadual de Sapopemba deixa uma aluna morta e 3 feridos, em São Paulo . 2024-11-13 . O Globo . pt-br.
  2. Web site: 23 October 2023 . School shooting in Brazil's Sao Paulo leaves one student dead . 23 October 2023 . . en.
  3. Web site: 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 . 23 October 2023 . CNN Brasil.
  4. Web site: 23 October 2023 . Ataque em escola estadual de Sapopemba deixa uma aluna morta e 3 feridos, em São Paulo . 23 October 2023 . O Globo . pt-br.