BRASILIA- An armed gunman opened fire at two schools, namely, the Primo Bitti school and the Praia de Coqueiral Educational Center, in the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo on Friday, claiming at least three lives and leaving 11 severely wounded in its wake.
The gunman, suspected to be a 16-year-old, was reportedly carrying a semi-automatic weapon which was captured in security footage. The alleged shooter was found to be wearing military attire with their face covered.
The incident took place in the small town of Aracruz, 50 miles north of the state capital, Vitoria, as per CNN. Renato Casagrande, the governor of Espirito Santo, posted a statement regarding the incident on Twitter on Friday: “security teams caught up with the attacker who, cowardly, attacked two schools in Aracruz. I declared three days of official mourning as a sign of grief for the irreparable losses. We will continue to investigate the reasons and, soon, we will have new clarifications.”
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva posted a statement about the incident on Twitter as well, calling it an “absurd tragedy.”
