Campinas Cathedral shooting

Coordinates: 22°54′22″S 47°03′38″W / 22.906°S 47.0606°W / -22.906; -47.0606
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Campinas Cathedral shooting
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LocationOur Lady of the Conception Cathedral, Campinas, Brazil
Coordinates22°54′22″S 47°03′38″W / 22.906°S 47.0606°W / -22.906; -47.0606
Date11 December 2018; 5 years ago (2018-12-11)
Around 13:25 (BRST (UTC-2))
Attack type
Mass murder, mass shooting, murder-suicide
Weapons
Deaths6 (including the perpetrator)
Injured4
PerpetratorEuler Fernando Grandolpho

On 11 December 2018, a gunman opened fire in the Metropolitan Cathedral in the Brazilian city of Campinas, São Paulo, killing five people and wounding four more.[1] The event was reported by multiple news outlets.[2][3]

Incident[edit]

The shooter entered the cathedral around 13:25 BRST (15:25 GMT).[1] The officiating priest had left the cathedral prior to the attack and the suspect was not recognized by any of the church officials.[4] The suspect entered the church while the Mass was still underway and sat in the back and watched the service for a while, before he began to fire his weapon.[5] He killed four worshippers and injured another four.[6] Police in the plaza outside of the church responded to the gunshots, and the gunman was hit in the side by police, before he committed suicide.[6]

One day after the massacre, another victim had succumbed to his injuries at the hospital, and the fifth victim of this massacre was revealed, Heleno Severo Alves, 84 years old.[7]

The incident was documented on the surveillance footage from inside the cathedral and allowed the police to review the timeline of the incident.[8]

Victims[edit]

The five victims of the massacre were all men between the ages of 38 and 84. The five victims of the massacre are (in order of age):

  • Cristofer Gonçalves dos Santos - 38 years old;
  • Sidnei Vitor Monteiro - 39 years old (Note: Sidnei's mother was injured in the massacre);
  • Elpídio Alves Coutinho - 67 years old;
  • José Eudes Gonzaga Ferreira - 68 years old and;
  • Heleno Severo Alves - 84 years old (Note: Heleno was a resident of Indaiatuba, a city close to Campinas).[9]

Suspect[edit]

Police released the name of the perpetrator as Euler Fernando Grandolpho, a 49-year-old systems analyst with no known criminal record.[6]

Aftermath[edit]

A Mass was held in the Cathedral the day after the incident to honor the victims with Father Rafael Capelato stating; "We know that you, family members, are crying - and so are we."[10]

Campinas Mayor Jonas Donizetti declared three days of mourning in the city and used Twitter to express his condolences and horror about the crime.[11]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Charner, Flora (December 11, 2018). "Gunman opens fire on church in Brazil, killing 4 people". CNN. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "Five dead in Brazil cathedral shooting". BBC News. 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  3. ^ "Five Killed as Man Opens Fire in Brazil Cathedral Before Turning Gun on Himself: Report". News18. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  4. ^ ""They were all praying": Gunman opens fire in cathedral, killing at least 4 in Brazil". www.cbsnews.com. December 11, 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  5. ^ Lopes, Marina (December 11, 2018). "Four shot dead, four injured in Sao Paolo cathedral". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  6. ^ a b c "Brazil: gunman kills four worshippers during mass at cathedral". The Guardian. 2018-12-11. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  7. ^ "Fifth victim of Campinas Cathedral shooting dies in hospital". 13 December 2018.
  8. ^ ""They were all praying": Gunman opens fire in cathedral, killing at least 4 in Brazil". www.cbsnews.com. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  9. ^ "Ataque na Catedral: Veja quem são as pessoas mortas pelo atirador de Campinas". 11 December 2018.
  10. ^ Mello, Daniel (2018-12-12). "Campinas cathedral holds mass in honor of shooting victims". Agência Brasil. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  11. ^ "Gunman opens fire on church in Brazil, killing four peopledate=2018-12-11". WPMT FOX43. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-13.