Ingrid Oliveira Bueno da Silva, a 19-year-old Call of Duty player, also known as Sol, was allegedly killed by another professional player.
The Brazilian news network R7 reports that 18-year-old Guilherme Alves Costa, also known as Flashlight, stabbed da Silva in the São Paulo district of Pirituba earlier this week.
He apparently filmed the crime and surrendered at a police station half an hour later and admitted everyone.
A video of his arrest apparently contains someone asking why he committed this crime, to which he replies: ‘Because I wanted to. ‘
He later claims he is sensible and he has been planning on the murder of da Silva for two weeks.
The couple met online by playing games, and both were members of Call of Duty teams: da Silva who is part of FBI Esports (Fantastic Brazil Impact) and Costa of Gamers Elite.
Police did not rule out a romantic relationship between the two.
In a statement to Screenrant, an FBI Esports spokeswoman said: ‘She was an extraordinary person who will remember us every day when the sun rises, every day when the sunlight touches our body, every time we go to the sun look, we’ll remember her. ‘
Costa’s team, Gamers Elite, issued a statement via Instagram to distance themselves from Costa and the incident.
According to the group, Costa sent a video of the murder to her members via WhatsApp, as well as a PDF with hate messages against Christians and mention of terrorism.
The clan says its leadership notified authorities and asked members not to share the video.
The statement claims that Gamers Elite’s relationship with Costa has always been a virtual interaction, that members have never seen him in person and that few people have seen his face.
Women In Games Argentina has issued a statement to GamesIndustry.biz, condemns ‘acts of treacherous violence against women who are so hard hit in Latin America.’
The group strives to raise awareness of the call for justice and to prevent the story from being presented as a story about violence through video games.
“We do not want the media to show the victim guilty of anything to deserve it, and that the violence in video games is not used as a scapegoat,” the statement continued. ‘Let the guilt fall where it belongs, in a patriarchal system that enables and forgives violence against women.
“Our deepest condolences and support to her family and friends.”
Costa apparently also created a 52-page book in which he writes 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 that he has been calm since his arrest.
Costa’s arrest is temporary and he is expected to receive a psychiatric examination to determine the circumstances under which he will be tried.