Shooting attack at two schools in Aracruz, ES, kills 3 and injures 11; killer is a former student and was captured

This story was updated at 18:30 p.m.

The perpetrator of the attack on two schools in Aracruz, Espírito Santo, used his father's gun, a military police officer, in the action. He remained calm when he was apprehended at home, according to the re-elected governor of Espírito Santo, Renato Casagrande (PSB). “His parents collaborated (when the young man was detained), they were destroyed,” he said in an interview.

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The teenager is 16 years old and studied until June this year at the first school to be invaded, the Primo Bitti State School, which is in the Coqueiral neighborhood and about a kilometer away from the Praia de Coqueiral Educational Center, the other school unit affected.

According to Casagrande, the shooter confessed to the crime to the Civil Police, showed the camouflage clothing with a Nazi swastika that he wore during the attacks and the weapons. “He had a .40 pistol from the State, from the Military Police, which belonged to his father, and a private .38 revolver, as well as three magazines. The governor also said that he had been planning the attack for two years. “Until then, there is no reason.”

Images of him were captured by school security cameras. ⤵️

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Security circuit images from one of the schools. Reproduction Twitter

The Governor of Espírito Santo, Renato Casagrande, canceled his work schedule in São Paulo and went to Aracruz. He declared official mourning in the state:

Our security teams reached the perpetrator of the attack that, cowardly, attacked two schools in Aracruz by manhã. I decreed official mourning of three days as a sign of regret for irreparable losses. We will continue clarifying the motivations and, shortly, we will have new clarifications
— Renato Casagrande 40 (@Casagrande_ES) November 25, 2022

How did it all happen?

Second the G1 portal, the shootings first occurred at the Primo Bitti State School of Elementary and Secondary Education (EEFM) and then at a private school on the same street.

Governor Renato Casagrande confirmed the attack via Twitter, without giving details, and reported that the police were investigating the crime:

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With a feeling of regret and great sadness, I am closely following the investigation into the invasion of the Primo Bitti and Darwin Schools, in Aracruz. All of our security forces are committed. I determined the displacement of the Security and Education Departments to monitor the work.
— Renato Casagrande 40 (@Casagrande_ES) November 25, 2022

Videos and conflicting information were circulating on the internet:

URGENT: Tragedy now in Coqueiral, municipality of Aracruz, ES. Bandits invaded two schools, one public and the other private, and shot dozens of people. They killed the principal of the Primo Bitti school, who, according to information, had been receiving death threats. pic.twitter.com/G98wpEefH4
— Sergio Pavanello 🍷🗿 (@SergioHamara) November 25, 2022

Victims were students and teachers

The motivations for the crime are still unclear. What is known so far is that the shooter first invaded the state school, went to the teachers' room and shot at the professionals. Six were injured and two died at the scene. Four injured people are in serious condition.

At the private school on the same street, the teenager shot anyone he met along the way. A 12-year-old girl died before emergency services arrived.

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