| Campinas massacre | |
|---|---|
 Campinas. | |
| Location | Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 22°54′22.6″S 47°05′40.2″W / 22.906278°S 47.094500°W |
| Date | 31 December 2016 Around 23:50 (BRST (UTC-02:00)) |
Attack type | Familicide Mass murder–suicide |
| Weapons | 9mm pistol |
| Deaths | 13 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 3 |
| Perpetrator | Sidnei Ramis de Araujo[1] |
| Motive | Uncertain |
Around 23:50 BRST on 31 December 2016 (1:50 GMT on 1 January 2017), a man named Sidnei Araujo entered a home where a New Year's party was taking place and opened fire at the gathering with a 9mm semi-automatic handgun. Araujo killed 12 people, including his estranged wife and his eight-year-old son, and wounded three others before committing suicide by shooting himself. Although the crime is under investigation, the motive is believed to be anger over separation with his wife. A recording of Araujo was later found in his car in which he apologized for something that would happen, without indicating specifically what it would be.[2]
See also
- List of massacres in Brazil
- Campinas Cathedral shooting (11 December 2018)
References
- ↑ "Gunman Kills At Least 11 People In Brazil New Year's Party Mass Shooting". Reuters. HuffPost. January 1, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ↑ "Brazil gunman kills ex-wife, son and 10 others in Campinas". BBC News. January 1, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
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