Ingrid Oliveira Bueno da Silva, a 19-year-old Call of Duty player also known as Sol, has been reportedly murdered by another professional gamer.
Brazilian news network R7 reports that 18-year-old Guilherme Alves Costa, also known as Flashlight, stabbed da Silva in São Paulo’s Pirituba neighborhood earlier this week.
He is said to have filmed the crime and reported himself to a police station half an hour later and confessed to everyone.
A video of his arrest allegedly features someone asking why he committed this crime, to which he replies, “Because I wanted it.”
He later claims to be healthy and had been planning da Silva’s murder for two weeks.
The pair met online by playing games, and both were members of Call of Duty teams: da Silva from FBI Esports (Fantastic Brazil Impact) and Costa from Gamers Elite.
The police have not ruled out a romantic relationship between the two.
In a statement to Screenrant, an FBI Esports spokesperson said, “She was an extraordinary person, who we will remember every day that the sun comes up, every day the sunlight hits our bodies, every time we look at the sun. we remember her. “
Costa’s team, Gamers Elite, released a statement via Instagram distancing himself from Costa and the incident.
The group said Costa had sent a video of the murder to its members via WhatsApp, as well as a PDF containing reports of hatred against Christians and mentions of terrorism.
The clan says the leadership has notified authorities and asked members not to share the video.
The statement claims that Gamers Elite’s relationship with Costa has only been one of virtual interaction, members have never seen him in person, and few have seen his face.
Women In Games Argentina has issued a statement to GamesIndustry.bizand condemns “acts of insidious violence against women that are so badly impacting Latin America.”
The group is campaigning to raise awareness of the call for justice and to help prevent the story from being presented as a tale of video game violence by non-game media.
“We don’t want the media to point out that the victim is guilty of anything they deserve, nor that the violence in video games is being used as a scapegoat,” the statement continued. Let the blame fall where it belongs, in a patriarchal system that enables and forgives violence against women.
“Our sincere condolences and support to her family and friends.”
Costa has also reportedly made a 52-page book writing about his “mission” to kill more people.
Police do not believe he killed anyone else involved in the game, adding that he has no criminal record and is calm since his arrest.
Costa’s arrest is temporary and is expected to receive a psychiatric examination to assess the conditions under which he will face trial.