A 41-year-old man was arrested on Friday (28th) in Criciúma, Santa Catarina, after threatening and shooting at three children's soccer referees. He was charged with attempted qualified homicide, illegal possession of permitted-use firearms and resistance.
The suspect was attending a children's soccer match at a local gymnasium where his 10-year-old son was playing. The argument that led to the violence began when the referees instructed one of the athletes to remove her earrings, for reasons not specified in the article.
The man had to be detained by teams from the Santa Catarina Civil Police after the attack on the three referees. The suspect's identity was not revealed by the authorities.
The case occurred after a children's soccer match at the city's gymnasium in Criciúma, in southern Santa Catarina, and generated great repercussions in the region.
