Second victim dies in Brazil school shooting

A 16-year-old boy died Tuesday after being shot by a gunman who opened fire at a school in southern Brazil, bringing the death toll from the attack to two, authorities said.
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The second victim died in the hospital of multiple organ failure, after being shot Monday at a primary and secondary school in the municipality of Londrina, the Parana state education ministry told AFP.

A 16-year-old girl was killed at the scene Monday when a former student arrived at the school saying he needed a transcript then took out a gun and began shooting.

The shooter was immobilized by a teacher, then arrested when police arrived, authorities said.

Brazilian media reports said he was 21.

A second man suspected of helping plan the attack has also been arrested, state officials said.
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President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva condemned the shooting Monday, saying such attacks are “something we can no longer tolerate in our schools or our society.”

His administration has announced a series of measures to increase security at schools and tackle social media content seen as promoting school violence.

Brazil, where school attacks were once a rarity, has seen an increase in such assaults recently.
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