School Shooting in Brazil: 13-Year-Old Boy Kills 2, Injures 2
A 13-year-old boy opened fire at a school in Rio Branco, Brazil, killing two staff members and injuring two others, including a student. The boy has been arrested, and authorities are investigating the incident.
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(Central News Agency Rio de Janeiro 5th comprehensive foreign report) A school in northeastern Brazil today reported a shooting, where a 13-year-old boy entered the campus with a gun and opened fire, killing two staff members and injuring two others, including a student.
AFP reported that authorities and witnesses said that at the time of the incident, panicked students tried to climb over walls to escape.
The local government stated that the boy, suspected of committing the crime at Sao Jose Institute in Rio Branco, the capital of Acre state, has been arrested by authorities.
Eduardo Rodrigues Cavalcante, who works at a hotel near Sao Jose Institute, told reporters that at the time of the incident, some students tried to climb over the fence to escape.
Cavalcante, 19, said: "That wall was 6 meters high, and only one person successfully climbed over and escaped to the hotel for refuge, while others tried to escape on the school roof."
He said he heard gunshots and "screams erupted one after another."
Footage broadcast by Brazilian media showed a woman being carried away on a stretcher, and people outside the school crying and embracing each other.
It is currently unclear whether the boy involved was a student at the school or had previously attended it.
Authorities stated that the boy's legal guardian was also arrested, and the gun involved is believed to belong to the guardian.
Acre state police have launched an investigation into the school shooting.
The state government stated: "In the face of this tragedy, Acre state extends its deepest condolences to the families of the victims, the school, and all affected educators."
Authorities added that all schools in Acre state will be closed for three days, and psychological counseling teams will be mobilized to provide necessary support to teachers and students.
In recent years, there has been a clear increasing trend of school attacks in Brazil, which have so far resulted in dozens of deaths. (Compiled by: Liu Wen-yu) 1150506
AFP reported that authorities and witnesses said that at the time of the incident, panicked students tried to climb over walls to escape.
The local government stated that the boy, suspected of committing the crime at Sao Jose Institute in Rio Branco, the capital of Acre state, has been arrested by authorities.
Eduardo Rodrigues Cavalcante, who works at a hotel near Sao Jose Institute, told reporters that at the time of the incident, some students tried to climb over the fence to escape.
Cavalcante, 19, said: "That wall was 6 meters high, and only one person successfully climbed over and escaped to the hotel for refuge, while others tried to escape on the school roof."
He said he heard gunshots and "screams erupted one after another."
Footage broadcast by Brazilian media showed a woman being carried away on a stretcher, and people outside the school crying and embracing each other.
It is currently unclear whether the boy involved was a student at the school or had previously attended it.
Authorities stated that the boy's legal guardian was also arrested, and the gun involved is believed to belong to the guardian.
Acre state police have launched an investigation into the school shooting.
The state government stated: "In the face of this tragedy, Acre state extends its deepest condolences to the families of the victims, the school, and all affected educators."
Authorities added that all schools in Acre state will be closed for three days, and psychological counseling teams will be mobilized to provide necessary support to teachers and students.
In recent years, there has been a clear increasing trend of school attacks in Brazil, which have so far resulted in dozens of deaths. (Compiled by: Liu Wen-yu) 1150506