A nursery in southern Brazil was stormed by a teenager carrying a machete, killing three young kids and two adults on Tuesday.

Based on the Brazilian news outlet, the suspect was later identified as 18-year-old Fabiano Kipper Mai. The killing spree happened in the municipality of Saudades, which is in the southern state of Santa Catarina.

According to the Associated Press via Yahoo News, Municipal Education Secretary Gisela Hermann described the scene as a terror at the school during an interview with the online G1 news site. She also mentioned a guy was lying on the floor and still alive at the time, a dead child, and a dead teacher.

Police chief Jeronimo Marçal Ferreira shared to the press that Mai arrived at the Aquarela preschool on his bike at around 10 a.m., local time. The preschool cares for children ages up to three years old. Once he got in, Mai reportedly started to stab a 30-year-old teacher, identified as Keli Adriane Aniecevski.

Despite being hurt, Aniecevski managed to run to a room to alert other staff members. The suspect also followed her and then attacked the four kids in the room. The other employee, who was later identified as Mirla Renner, 20, was also hit.

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Officials stated that there were several dozen of kids at the childcare center during the incident. The suspect was later on arrested and taken to a hospital after he started to attack himself, G1 reported.

Also, Aline Biazebetti, a worker at the center, rushed to help after hearing people calling out.

Other workers at the center locked children in a changing room to shield them from the attacker. Ms. Biazebetti stated that Mai tried to open the door of the changing room, but in the end, he gave up.

Machete Horror

Aniecevski, who had worked at the childcare center Aquarela for 10 years, was declared dead at the scene. Two girls under the age of two also died immediately after the attack. Renner and the other child died at the hospital after rescue efforts. 

Meanwhile, D+News reported that Mai also struck himself with a gun, which caused him severe injuries to the neck. He was eventually arrested and taken under escort to a local hospital. Authorities found two packages of knives at the home of the suspect following the incident.

Hermann also added that there is no explanation for what this guy did. The governor of Santa Catarina, Carlos Moisés offered his condolences to victims' families after the "devastating news." On his Twitter account, Moisés expressed his support for the families of the victims, the school community, and all residents of Saudades, NY Daily News reported.

Mayor Maciel Schneider also announced that classes in the municipality of Saudades were canceled for the rest of the week.

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