| Sapopemba State School shooting | |
|---|---|
 Shooter caught on surveillance moments before shooting the victim in the back of the head | |
| Location | Sapopemba State School, Sapopemba, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Date | 23 October 2023 c. 7:30 a.m. |
| Attack type | School shooting |
| Weapon | .38-caliber revolver |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Injured | 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, shot three female students, one fatally. A fourth student sustained injures to his hand while attempting to escape from the school. The suspect then handed his revolver to a teacher before surrendering to the police.
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.
See also
References
- "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.
- "School shooting in Brazil's Sao Paulo leaves one student dead". Associated Press. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- 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.
- "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.
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