Wednesday May 06, 2026

Teenage student kills 2, injures 7 in Brazil school shooting

Published : 06 May 2026, 02:29

  DF News Desk
File Photo: Xinhua.

A 13-year-old student opened fire Tuesday inside a school in the city of Rio Branco, the capital of Brazil's northern state of Acre, killing two staff members and injuring several students, local police said, reported Xinhua.

The suspect brought a gun from home and fired shots in the hallway leading to the principal's office, Felipe Russo, commander of the Special Operations Battalion of the Military Police of Acre, told local media.

The teenage attacker has been arrested.

Emergency services, including ambulances, police officers and forensic experts, have been dispatched to the scene for investigation and treatment of the wounded.