This Friday morning (24th), a teenager who was planning an attack against students and teachers at a school in downtown Rio de Janeiro was apprehended by civil police. Police said the attack was scheduled for April 20, the 24th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre in the United States.
According to the investigation, the teenager was an apologist for Nazism and disseminated information about the attack on the internet. Authorities executed search and seizure warrants at the suspect's residence, where they found evidence linking him to the planning of the attack. The teenager was arrested on a downtown street.
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Operation Liberatio, which aimed to find other possible parties involved in planning the attack, also fulfilled a search and seizure warrant at the home of another teenager in Realengo, who had also published videos on the subject on Internet. The investigations were conducted by the Police Station for the Protection of Children and Adolescents (DPCA) in Rio, with the collaboration of the Federal Police, Interpol and the State Department of Education of Rio de January.
According to delegate Marcus Vinícius Braga, it is essential to have a sensitive approach in this case and carefully study the profile of the young person. He stated that, at this time, the State must provide access to psychologists and psychiatrists to better understand this unique profile. According to Braga, this is not the profile of a young offender who committed a common crime, but a case that requires in-depth study.
Columbine School Massacre
The Columbine High School massacre took place on April 20, 1999, when two high school students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, broke into Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, in the United States, and opened fire on classmates and teachers.
The attack resulted in the deaths of 12 students and a teacher, in addition to leaving 21 people injured. Harris and Klebold also committed suicide at the school after the attack.
The Columbine massacre became one of the deadliest mass shootings in US history and shocked the country, leading to a debate about school safety and access to firearms.
