School shooting in Brazil leaves 2 women dead; 13-year-old student detained
NBC News • • world
Key Points:
- A school shooting in Acre state, northern Brazil, resulted in two female staff members dead and two others injured, including a 13-year-old student, at Instituto Sao Jose in Rio Branco.
- The 13-year-old student admitted to carrying out the attack and was detained by authorities; the firearm used belonged to the teenager’s stepfather, who was also detained.
- The injured victims, another staff member and a student, were hospitalized, while officials have not released the identities of those affected.
- Acre Governor Mailza Assis expressed solidarity with the victims' families, the school community, and education professionals impacted by the incident.
- The shooting follows a pattern of school violence in Brazil, with previous fatal shootings occurring in Ceara state in recent years involving teenage perpetrators.
