Campinas massacre

Campinas massacre
Campinas.
Location	Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil
Coordinates	22°54′22.6″S 47°05′40.2″W
Date	31 December 2016 (2016-12-31) Around 23:50 (BRST (UTC-02:00))
Attack type	Familicide Mass murder–suicide
Weapons	9mm pistol
Deaths	13 (including the perpetrator)
Injured	3
Perpetrator	Sidnei Ramis de Araujo
Motive	Uncertain

Around 23:50 BRST on 31 December 2016 (1:50 GMT on 1 January 2017), a man named Sidnei Araujo entered a home where a New Year's party was taking place and opened fire at the gathering with a 9mm semi-automatic handgun. Araujo killed 12 people, 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 apologized for something that would happen, without indicating specifically what it would be.

See also

• List of massacres in Brazil
• Campinas Cathedral shooting (11 December 2018)