Thursday, December 19, 2024 - A 19-year-old student who wanted to find 'peace' with herself shot a classmate at a high school in the northern Brazilian town of Natal on Tuesday, the Rio Grande de Norte Civil Police said.
Police said that Lyedja Santos spotted an 18-year-old classmate along
the hallway and sh0t him in the head at the E. Berilo Wanderley School.
Santos, who is in the 11th grade, then walked inside a classroom and
attempted to sho0t a teacher as students were about to take a test, but the gun
got jammed, Brazilian news outlet G1 reported.
A student who was in the classroom told Inter TV Cabugi that one of
their male classmates rushed at Santos and was able to restrain her.
'We were in the classroom about to take the test and she called her
friends to talk to her, to talk about the classroom. A short time passed, about
a minute, and we only heard the shot,' the student said.
'We didn't know for sure if it was a sh0t, we thought it was a bomb. She
entered the classroom armed, aimed at the teacher's head, but the gůn jammed,'
they recalled.
'When it jammed, she turned her back to try to run, and the boy in the
classroom jumped on top of her and managed to pull her away.'
The Rio Grande do Norte Military Police recovered the .38 caliber
revolver that Santos had in her possession as well as three knives and several
books about serial k!llers.
Authorities also found a handwritten note that Santos had on her in
which she detailed the motive behind the failed school massacre.
'I acted alone, I acquired everything on my own and no one knew
anything about it,' she wrote.
'To my friends and
family, I thank you for everything you have done for me and I am sorry for
everything I have caused. I would never have dreamed of dying like this,
but this was the best option.
'I loved each and every one of you, even if I didn't show it. I hope you understand and forgive me, because that is the only way I will find peace.'
The wounded student,
who is also an 11th grader and whose name has not been released, is in stable
condition at Monsenhor Walfredo Gurgel Hospital, his father told G1.
'There is an entry and exit hole, the bullet was not lodged,' said Ilzeany Dilis, a nursing technician with the Mobile Emergency Care Service.
'At the time [of the sho0ting], he was conscious, oriented, and had vomiting symptoms. He had a CT scan, was evaluated by a neurologist and his health is fine.'
Santos was charged with
attempted murder and was scheduled to make a court appearance Wednesday.
The Rio Grande do Norte Department of Education condemned the shooting and said the school would be closed until Thursday.
'The department is providing all the necessary information to assist the ongoing investigations, conducted by the competent authorities, in addition to providing all necessary support to the school,' it said in statement.
‘The secretariat reinforces
that the safety of students, teachers and staff is a priority and that it is
closely monitoring the developments of this case. We express our solidarity
with the family of the affected student and the school community. We reiterate
our commitment to collaborate so that appropriate measures are taken.’
The school shooting took
place after a 15-year-old high school student murdered a fellow classmate and a
teacher and then k!lled herself at Abundant Life Christian Christian School in
Madison, Wisconsin.
Natalie ‘Samantha’ Rupnow
injured six others during her spree, two of whom have been described as being
in a 'life-threatening' condition.
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