2024 Heliópolis school shooting
2024 mass shooting in Brazil
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The Heliópolis school shooting was a school shooting that occurred on 18 October 2024 at Escola Municipal Dom Pedro I in Serra dos Correias, Heliópolis, Bahia, Brazil. The attack resulted in the deaths of three students, all aged 15, and the 14-year-old perpetrator, who committed suicide at the scene.[1][2]
~17:00 (UTC−03:00)
| Heliópolis school shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | Heliópolis, Bahia, Brazil |
| Date | 18 October 2024 ~17:00 (UTC−03:00) |
| Target | Students |
Attack type | School shooting, mass shooting, murder–suicide |
| Weapon | .38-caliber revolver[1] |
| Deaths | 4 (including the perpetrator)[2] |
| Injured | 0 |
| Perpetrators | Samuel Santana Andrade[1] |
| Motive | Conflict with his girlfriend |
Background
Escola Municipal Dom Pedro I is a public school in a small village in northern Bahia, primarily serving students from surrounding rural communities.[3] Prior to the attack, the perpetrator, Samuel Santana Andrade, was reported to be an exemplary student without any publicly known behavioral issues.[4]
Shooting
On the afternoon of 18 October 2024, Samuel Santana Andrade brought a .38-caliber revolver to his classroom.[1] During an art class, he opened fire on three classmates: Adriele Vitória Silva Ferreira, Fernanda Sousa Gama, and Jonathan Gama dos Santos, all aged 15.[1] After killing them, he turned the gun on himself and died at the scene.[2]