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Police in Brazil arrest female high school student, 19, after her attempt at mass shooting failed as gun misfired and she’s restrained by another student – classmate shot in the head survives

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Lyedja Yasmin Santos, 19, was arrested Tuesday after she shot an 18-year-old classmate in the head at E. Berilo Wanderley [high], School, in the Brazilian city of Natal. She was carrying a note telling family and friends she wanted to be at ‘peace’ with herself.

A 19-year-old student who wanted to find ‘peace’ with herself shot a classmate at the E. Berilo Wanderley School, a high school in the northern Brazilian town of Natal on Tuesday, the Rio Grande de Norte Civil Police said.
Authorities said that Lyedja Yasmin Santos spotted an 18-year-old classmate along the hallway and shot him in the head.
Santos, an 11th grader, then walked inside a classroom and attempted to shoot a teacher as students were about to being taking a test, but the gun got jammed, Brazilian news outlet G1 reported.

Another student restrained Lyedja Santos [right], while teachers tended to the wounded classmate [left], who was shot in the head by Santos. The injured male student is expected to survive

A student who was in the classroom told Inter TV Cabugi that one of their male classmates rushed at Santos and was able to restrain her.
‘We were in the classroom about to take the test and she called her friends to talk to her, to talk about the classroom. A short time passed, about a minute, and we only heard the shot,’ the student said.
‘We didn’t know for sure if it was a shot, we thought it was a bomb. She entered the classroom armed, aimed at the teacher’s head, but the gun jammed,’ they recalled. 
‘When it jammed, she turned her back to try to run, and the boy in the classroom jumped on top of her and managed to pull her away.’
The Rio Grande do Norte Military Police recovered the .38 caliber revolver that Santos had in her possession as well as three knives and several books about serial killers.

Would be mass shooter Lyedja Santos prepared a handwritten note to explain her motive and indicating she expected to die in the process

Responding police officers seized three knives as well as the .38 caliber revolver that Santos used in shooting her classmate

Authorities also found a handwritten note that Santos had on her in which she detailed the motive behind the failed school massacre.
‘I acted alone, I acquired everything on my own and no one knew anything about it,’ she wrote.
‘To my friends and family, I thank you for everything you have done for me and I am sorry for everything I have caused. I would never have dreamed of dying like this, but this was the best option. 
‘I loved each and every one of you, even if I didn’t show it. I hope you understand and forgive me, because that is the only way I will find peace.’
The wounded student, who is also an 11th grader and whose name has not been released, is in stable condition at Monsenhor Walfredo Gurgel Hospital, his father told G1.
‘There is an entry and exit hole, the bullet was not lodged,’ said Ilzeany Dilis, a nursing technician with the Mobile Emergency Care Service.
‘At the time [of the shooting], he was conscious, oriented, and had vomiting symptoms. He had a CT scan, was evaluated by a neurologist and his health is fine.’ 

Lyedja Santos has been charged with attempted murder. She was scheduled to appear in court Wednesday

Lyedja Santos prepared a handwritten note to explain her motive where she states: ‘I acted alone, I acquired everything on my own and no one knew anything about it. To my friends and family, I thank you for everything you have done for me and I am sorry for everything I have caused. I would never have dreamed of dying like this, but this was the best option. I loved each and every one of you, even if I didn’t show it. I hope you understand and forgive me, because that is the only way I will find peace’.

Lyedja Santos was arrested at the scene of her planned massacre at Berilo Wanderley High School, a high school in Natal, Brazil on Monday

Santos, [photo], 19, was charged with attempted murder after her planned massacre at Berilo Wanderley High School, a high school in Natal, Brazil on Tuesday failed

Santos who has been charged with attempted murder is scheduled to make a court appearance a day after, on Wednesday. 
The Rio Grande do Norte Department of Education condemned the shooting and said the school would be closed until Thursday.

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