Campinas massacre
Shortly before midnight on December 31, 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. Araujo killed 12 relatives, 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 apologizes for something that would happen, without indicating specifically what it would be.
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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 the perpetrator) |
Injured | 3 |
Perpetrator | Sidney Araujo |
Motive | Uncertain |
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