The Monte Tchota massacre
was a
mass shooting
A mass shooting is a violent crime in which one or more attackers use a firearm to Gun violence, kill or injure multiple individuals in rapid succession. There is no widely accepted specific definition, and different organizations tracking su ...
that occurred at the Monte Tchota army barracks in
Cape Verde
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...
in the early hours of 25 April 2016.
Massacre
Between the hours of 9:30 and 10:00 in the morning, a rogue
FACV soldier identified as 23-year old Manuel Antonio Silva Ribeiro, opened fire at the Monte Tchota army barracks, 27 km (17 miles) north of
Praia
Praia (, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.[Cape Verde
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...]
. The shooting occurred as the soldiers were helping to repair antennas at the top of the hill near the barracks. Ribeiro opened fire on his fellow soldiers, shooting eight to death. In the aftermath of the shootings, Ribeiro killed three technicians, two Spanish and a local Cape Verdean, who stopped him from leaving in a getaway car. Eight
Kalashnikov rifles and ammunition were stolen from the dead soldiers and later discovered in the abandoned car nearby. The bodies were discovered 24 hours later by a police officer.
Victims
The FACV soldiers killed were Nelson Neide de Brito, of Brava island, Romario Steffan Dias Lima, of St. Anthony island, Anacleto Lopes dos Santos, of St. Anthony island, Marilson Adérito Fernandes Delgado, of Santiago island, Mario Stanick Fernandes Pereira, of Santiago island, José Maria Correia Ribeiro, of Santiago island, Wilson Ramos Mendes, of Santiago island, and Adérito Silva Rocha, of Santiago island.
The dead civilians were Danielson Reis Monteiro (Cape Verde), Angelo Martinez Ruiz, and David Sanches Zamarreno (Spain).
Arrests
Ribeiro was arrested in a joint operation by judicial police and the military two days later in a neighbourhood of the capital of Praia.
In response to the incident President
Jorge Carlos Fonseca
Jorge Carlos de Almeida Fonseca (; born 20 October 1950)
said a personal feud was behind the killings, ruling out an attempted coup or links to the drug trade.
On November 4, 2016, Manuel António Silva Ribeiro was sentenced to 35 years in prison - the maximum sentence available under Cape Verdean law.
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