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Sapopemba State School shooting

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Sapopemba State School shooting
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 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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References

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  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.