Tragedy broke out on Thursday in a Brazilian public school when a former student opened fire and killed 11 students. The government said the gunman was Wellington Menezes de Oliveira, 23, a former student at the school. He was allowed to enter the school by saying he was there to obtain transcripts. The situation could have turned even more violent if it weren't for Third Sgt. Marcio Alexandre Alves. He and a colleague raced to the school after they were approached by a student a few blocks from the school and asked for help. Alves found the gunman on the 2nd floor of the school and prevented him from reaching the 3rd floor, where more students and faculty were. Unfortunately, the gunman turned on himself and shot himself in the head. In total, 11 students were killed, 13 were injured, and 4 of those are in critical condition. The Brazilian school, Municipal School Tasso da Silveira, is currently closed as a crime scene, and will remain so until further notice.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/04/07/brazil.school.shooting/
-Kristine Zizis
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