An attack on a preschool in Brazil left four children dead early Wednesday, the country's military police confirmed. A fifth child was injured and is said to be in critical condition. Three others were also wounded in the attack.
The police said that a man attacked kids with an axe-like weapon after breaking into the preschool located in the state of Santa Catarina. The private preschool, known as the Good Shepherd Center, is in the city of Blumenau. Brazilian media reports suggest that the weapon resembled a hatchet.
An ax attack at the Cantinho Bom Pastor day care center in Blumenau, Brazil left four children dead, five others injured, and the suspect in now in custody, according to officials.