8 people shot dead in attack at Brazilian soccer team's fan club
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police say eight people have been shot dead at a Brazilian soccer team's fan club in the city of Sao Paulo.
Police said on Sunday that a group of armed men stormed into the site where Corinthians' fan group Pavilhao 9 meets. They shot seven people there, then chased and killed an eighth outside.
Detective Jose Mario Lara is ruling out a fight between rival fan groups. He tells CBN radio that police are hearing testimony from witnesses who were at the club's barbeque party when the shooting erupted Saturday night.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Much of the soccer violence that breaks out in or near Brazilian stadiums is traced to fan clubs. Pavilhao 9 was founded by inmates at Brazil's infamous Carandiru prison.