Two young men in masks and hooded this morning, March 13, opened fire at a high school in Brazil. They killed 8 peoplebefore to finish life suicide.
The shooting occurred in a public school in Suzano, a suburb of Sao Paulo, the largest city of Brazil.
According to the Governor, Joao Doria, the two attackers looked to be about 20-25 years old, their personality is not yet established. The Governor added that no information about the fact that they were former pupils of the school.
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According to preliminary information, among the victims were six students and two teachers. More than 17 people were hospitalized – they are wounded or injured trying to escape.
The shooters opened fire around 9:30 local time. The probable motive of the police is not voiced. After the shooting the attackers committed suicide. They had several types of weapons.
«I was in the classroom during recess when I heard the shots that seemed like explosions. When I realized what was happening, hid and so sat until the arrival of the police,» — told the BBC the teacher Sandra Perez.
Police told channel Globo TV, that shortly before the mass murders were near another fire, but it is unclear whether these incidents.
School shootings are rare in Brazil, although this country is one of the most violent in the world in murders.
The last school shooting occurred in Brazil in 2011, when 12 children were killed by a former student of a school in Rio de Janeiro.
Earlier, the newly elected President of Brazil Air Bolsonaro said that will soften the laws on gun ownership in the country.
