Primo Bitti state school, one of two schools where a shooting took place Image: AFP via Getty Images AT LEAST THREE people including an adolescent girl have been killed and 11 others wounded after a 16-year-old shooter wearing Nazi symbols opened fire on two schools in southeastern Brazil.
Authorities have arrested the shooter, said Governor Renato Casagrande, who declared three days of mourning in the state. Investigators said he had a swastika on his fatigues and that they were looking into whether he had links to any extremist organisations. He then entered the teachers’ lounge – the first room he came to – and opened fire, the governor said.Civil police commissioner Joao Francisco Filho told reporters it appeared the suspect had been planning the attack for “two years,” and that he did not seem to have a “definite target”.School shootings are relatively rare in Brazil, but have been increasing in recent years.
“All my solidarity to the victims’ families … and my support to Governor Casagrande for the investigation and assistance to the two school communities.”