Inspired by Columbine, Brazil pair kill 8 and themselves in school shooting.
SUZANO, Brazil - Two former students opened fire at a Brazilian school on Wednesday and killed at least five teenagers as well as two school officials before committing suicide in an attack that police said was inspired by the 1999 Columbine massacre in the United States.
Another 10 people, mostly school children, were shot and injured, with several in serious condition, said police. Marcelo Salles, commander of police forces in Sao Paulo state, said:"It was an unspeakably brutal crime." Gun laws are extremely strict in Brazil, but it is not difficult to illegally purchase a weapon. Far-right President Jair Bolsonaro made relaxing gun control a cornerstone of his campaign last year.
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