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Spree shooting at two schools in Aracruz, Brazil

Aracruz school shootings
The shooter approaching the entrance of the second location (top) The shooter opening fire (bottom)
LocationAracruz, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Date25 November 2022; 2 years ago (2022-11-25)
c. 9:30 – c. 9:50 a.m. (BRT (UTC-3))
Attack typeMass shooting, school shooting, spree shooting, mass murder
Weapons
Deaths4
Injured11
PerpetratorGabriel Rodrigues Castiglioni
MotiveAccelerationism, neo-Nazism, retaliation for bullying
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On November 25, 2022, two spree shootings occurred at two school at two schools in Aracruz, Espírito Santo, Brazil. A 16-year-old former student of one of the schools, Gabriel Rodrigues Castiglioni, shot 4 people to death, including a 12-year-old girl. 11 others were left wounded and the gunman fled before later being arrested at his family's residence, approximately four hours after the murders.

Background

Gabriel Rodrigues Castiglioni was reportedly active in online neo-Nazi communities which promoted accelerationism - including Terrorgram. In addition to this, the attire he wore during the attacks bared a strong resemblance in style to the uniforms worn by members of the terrorist organization Atomwaffen Division. A homemade flag of Nazi Germany was also worn on the shoulder sleeve of Rodrigues' camouflage.

The weapons used in the attacks belonged to Rodrigues' father, a Military Police lieutenant. He claimed to have begun planning the attack since 2019, when he was bullied at his school. Rodrigues would handle his father's guns in secret and taught himself how to use them using internet tutorials.

Shootings

The shootings began at around 9:30 a.m. and occurred at two schools located on the same street. During the shootings, the gunman wore camouflaged clothing, an armband with a swastika, a skull mask, and a bucket hat. He broke into the Primo Bitti Elementary and Middle School, a public school serving elementary and middle school students, after destroying the lock to the entrance gate. There, he shot 11 people, murdering two teachers at the scene. A third teacher succumbed to her the wounds she was left with and died a day later in the care of medics.

Location of Aracruz within Espirito Santo Municipality

Afterwards, the gunman drove to the Educational Center Praia de Coqueiral, a private school. Entering at 9:49 a.m. through the unlocked gates using the same method of destroying the lock, he shot two people and additionally murdered a 6th-grade 12-year-old girl. Rodrigues fled again a minute later and remained at large for approximately 4 hours, where he stayed at his home. During his time at large, he stayed in his family's residence, stored the weapons out of sight, ate lunch with his parents and went with them to their family's beach property. His parents found out of their son's actions later that day, when the Military Police arrested him at their home. The police later issues a statement confirming that a suspect was in custody.

Victims

The victims of the attacks were identified by multiple news sources:

  1. Selena Zagrillo, 12
  2. Maria da Penha Pereira de Melo Banhos, 48
  3. Cybelle Passos Bezerra Lara, 45
  4. Flavia Amoss Merçon Leonardo, 38

Aftermath and reactions

After the shootings, Aracruz announced the suspension of all classes at municipal schools. The mayor of Aracruz said the murders were "the largest tragedy this city has ever seen". Renato Casagrande, the governor of Espírito Santo, said he would pay attention to the case with "much regret and sadness". He also declared three days of official mourning in the state. President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva posted on Twitter, "My solidarity to the families of the victims in this absurd tragedy."

References

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