Campinas Cathedral shooting
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| Campinas Cathedral shooting | |
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  Campinas | |
| Location | Our Lady of the Conception Cathedral, Campinas, Brazil |
| Date | December 11, 2018 13:25 (UTC-2) |
Attack type | Mass murder, mass shooting, murder-suicide |
| Weapons | |
| Deaths | 6 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 4 |
On Tuesday, 11 December 2018, a gunman opened fire in the Metropolitan Cathedral in the Brazilian city of Campinas, São Paulo, killing five people and wounding four more.[1] The event was reported by multiple news outlets.[2][3]
Incident
The shooter entered the cathedral around 13:25 local time (15:25 GMT).[1] The officiating priest had left the cathedral prior to the attack and the suspect was not recognized by any of the church officials.[4] The suspect entered the church while the Mass was still underway and sat in the back and watched the service for a while, before he began to fire his weapon.[5] He killed four worshippers and injured another four.[6] Police in the plaza outside of the church responded to the gunshots, and the gunman was hit in the side by police, before he committed suicide.[6]
One day after the massacre, another victim had succumbed to his injuries at the hospital, and the fifth victim of this massacre was revealed, Heleno Severo Alves, 84 years old.[7]
The incident was documented on the surveillance footage from inside the cathedral and allowed the police to review the timeline of the incident.[8]
The victims
The five victims of the massacre were all men between the ages of 38 and 84. The five victims of the massacre are (in order of age):
- Cristofer Gonçalves dos Santos - 38 years old;
- Sidnei Vitor Monteiro - 39 years old (Note: Sidnei's mother was injured in the massacre);
- Elpídio Alves Coutinho - 67 years old;
- José Eudes Gonzaga Ferreira - 68 years old and;
- Heleno Severo Alves - 84 years old (Note: Heleno was a resident of Indaiatuba, a city close to Campinas).[9]
Suspect
Police released the name of the perpetrator as Euler Fernando Grandolpho, a 49-year-old systems analyst with no known criminal record.[6]
Aftermath
A Mass was held in the Cathedral the day after the incident to honor the victims with Father Rafael Capelato stating; "We know that you, family members, are crying - and so are we."[10]
Campinas Mayor Jonas Donizetti declared three days of mourning in the city and used Twitter to express his condolences and horror about the crime.[11]
See also
- Campinas massacre (31 December 2016)
- Rio de Janeiro school shooting (7 April 2011)
- 2018 Strasbourg attack (11 December 2018), an unrelated attack which happened on the same day
References
- ^ a b Charner, Flora (December 11, 2018). "Gunman opens fire on church in Brazil, killing 4 people". CNN. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ "Five dead in Brazil cathedral shooting". BBC News. 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- ^ "Five Killed as Man Opens Fire in Brazil Cathedral Before Turning Gun on Himself: Report". News18. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- ^ ""They were all praying": Gunman opens fire in cathedral, killing at least 4 in Brazil". www.cbsnews.com. December 11, 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- ^ Lopes, Marina (December 11, 2018). "Four shot dead, four injured in Sao Paolo cathedral". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Brazil: gunman kills four worshippers during mass at cathedral". The Guardian. 2018-12-11. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- ^ "Fifth victim of Campinas Cathedral shooting dies in hospital". 13 December 2018.
- ^ ""They were all praying": Gunman opens fire in cathedral, killing at least 4 in Brazil". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- ^ "Ataque na Catedral: Veja quem são as pessoas mortas pelo atirador de Campinas".
- ^ Mello, Daniel (2018-12-12). "Campinas cathedral holds mass in honor of shooting victims". Agência Brasil. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- ^ "Gunman opens fire on church in Brazil, killing four peopledate=2018-12-11". WPMT FOX43. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
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