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Campinas massacre
Mass shooting in Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Location | Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil |
Coordinates | 22°54′22.6″S 47°05′40.2″W |
Date | 31 December 2016; 7 years ago (2016-12-31) 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 |
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