Campinas massacre

Campinas massacre
Campinas.
Location	Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil
Coordinates	22°54′22.6″S 47°05′40.2″W
Date	December 31, 2016 shortly before midnight (UTC-03:00)
Attack type	Familicide Mass murder–suicide
Weapons	Walther P5 9mm Pistol
Deaths	13 (including perpetrator)
Injured	3
Perpetrator	Sidney Araujo
Motive	Uncertain. Believed to be motivated by anger over separation with wife.

Shortly before midnight on December 31st 2016, a man named Sidney Araujo entered a home where a New Year's party was taking place and opened fire at the gathering with a 9mm Walther P5 semi-automatic handgun. The perpetrator killed 12 and wounded 3, shooting dead his estranged wife, his 8-year-old son, and 10 other relatives 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 apologizes for something that would happen, without indicating specifically what it would be.

See also

• List of massacres in Brazil