School gunman kills 3 people in Brazil

BRASILIA, Brazil — A former student armed with a semi-automatic pistol and wearing a bullet-resistant vest fatally shot two teachers and a student, and wounded 13 after barging into two schools Friday in southeastern Brazil, authorities said.

The shootings took place at campuses located on the same street in Aracruz, Espirito Santo state, the state’s public security secretariat said in a statement.

Approximately four hours later, the shooter, identified as a 16-year-old boy who used to study at the public school, was arrested by police, Espirito Santo Gov. Renato Casagrande said. Authorities did not release the suspect’s name.

Security camera footage showed the assailant wearing a bullet-resistant vest and using a semi-automatic pistol for the attacks, Espirito Santo public security secretary Marcio Celante said. Casagrande said the weapon belongs to the former student’s father, a military police officer.

In addition to the fatalities, 13 people were wounded, including nine instructors, said Celante, who noted that in the public school the shooter gained access to the teachers lounge after breaking a lock.