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People react to a person in a police car, not seen, who they mistook for a suspect, as they stand behind police tape after a school shooting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Thursday. Associated Press
Brazil
At least 13 people dead after shooting in Brazilian school
The gunman is among the dead, though it is not clear if he shot himself or was killed by police.
BRAZILIAN AUTHORITIES SAY that a gunman opened fire in an elementary school in Rio de Janeiro and at least 13 people are dead.
The gunman is among them, though it is not clear if he shot himself or was killed by police.
Fire department spokesman Evandro Bezerra tells the Globo television network that at least 20 people were wounded in Thursday’s shooting.
A fire department spokeswoman confirmed to The Associated Press that there were deaths, but she did not know exact the number.
She spoke on condition of anonymity as she was not authorized to discuss the matter.
It was not clear why the man was in the school.
Television images showed more than a hundred people gathered outside the school.
- AP
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