Janaúba massacre
| Janaúba Tragedy | |
|---|---|
| Location | Janaúba, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Date | 5 October 2017 9:30 – 10:00 (BRT (UTC-3)) |
| Target | Employees and students from the Centro Municipal de Educação Infantil Gente Inocente |
Attack type | Arson, mass murder, murder–suicide |
| Deaths | 14 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 37 |
| Perpetrator | Damião Soares dos Santos |
| Motive | Unknown |
On the morning of Thursday, 5 October 2017, Damião Soares dos Santos, a night watchman at daycare Centro Municipal de Educação Infantil Gente Inocente in Janaúba, Minas Gerais, Brazil, invaded a classroom where dozens of children between the ages of 3 and 7 were taking part in normal school activities. Santos locked the door and doused fuel on several children, employees and himself. The resulting fire killed fourteen, including himself, ten children and three adults and wounded thirty-seven.