Boy, 13, kills 2 people in horror school shooting in Brazil as pupils take cover on roof | World | News

A 13-year-old boy has killed two two female staff members and injured several others in a horror school shooting. Terrifying footage of the incident in Brazil shows some students trying to climb over a 20ft wall to escape a flurry of bullets.

A teen has been arrested on the suspect of carrying out the appalling attack, according to the Acre government. The deadly shooting took place at the public school Instituto Sao Jose in Rio Branco. Eduardo Rodrigues Cavalcante, who works as a receptionist at a hotel next to the school, said he saw students trying to jump over a wall separating the two buildings.

He recalled: “The wall is six meters (20ft) high, and only one person managed to jump over and take refuge here in the hotel. The other people were left on the school roof trying to escape.”

According to the reports, the gun, which was used in the shooting, belonged to the boy’s stepfather, and can be seen lying on the floor in another shocking video of the incident.

Police has also arrested the stepdad, reports The Sun.

Governor Mailza Assis said: “The state expresses deep solidarity with the victims’ families, the school community of Instituto Sao Jose and all education professionals affected by this incident.”