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(CNN Spanish) --
An attack on two schools in the municipality of Aracruz, in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil, left at least three people dead and 11 injured this Friday, the state-run Agencia Brasil reported.
The Military Police of Espírito Santo have not yet been able to determine who is responsible for these attacks, which occurred in the Coqueiral neighborhood, according to the news agency.
The attacker entered the Primo Bitti public school with a pistol and several magazines, leaving two people dead and nine wounded, it added.
The report added that he later entered a vehicle that invaded the Playa Coqueiral school, firing nine shots that left at least one person dead and two wounded.
The governor of the state of Espirito Santo, Renato Casagrande, reported on Twitter that the security teams reached the alleged attacker.
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He also stated that he declared three days of official mourning "for the irreparable losses" and that he is following up on the situation.
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Brazil's president-elect, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, expressed sadness at what he called an "absurd tragedy," offering his solidarity with the families of the victims and the school communities, as well as his support for the governor.
With sadness I hear of the attack on the schools of Aracruz, Espírito Santo.
Minha solidarity with the relatives of the victims of this absurd tragedy.
And I support the governor @Casagrande_ES in the urgency of the case and protection for the communities of the two schools affected.
– Lula (@LulaOficial) November 25, 2022
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