Ingrid Oliveira Bueno da Silva, a 19-year-old player called Call of Duty, also known as Sol, was allegedly killed by another professional player.
Brazilian news network R7 reports that 18-year-old Guilherme Alves Costa, also known as Lantern, stabbed da Silva in the São Paulo district of Pirituba earlier this week.
He allegedly filmed the murder and turned himself in to a police station half an hour later, confessing to everyone.
A video of his arrest includes someone asking why he committed this crime, to which he replies: “Because I wanted to.”
He later confesses that he is healthy and has been planning to kill Da Silva for two weeks.
The pair met online through games, both being members of the Call of Duty teams: da Silva belonging to FBI Esports (Fantastic Brazil Impact) and Costa to Gamers Elite.
Police did not rule out a romantic relationship between the two.
In a statement to Screenrant, an FBI Esports spokesman said: “He was an extraordinary person, whom we will remember every day the sun rises, every day the sunlight touches our body, every time we look at the Sun, we will remember it. “
Costa’s team, Gamers Elite, launched a statement via Instagram, distancing themselves from Costa and the incident.
The group said Costa sent its members a video of the crime via WhatsApp, as well as a PDF with hate messages against Christians and mentions of terrorism.
The clan says its leadership informed authorities and asked members not to share the video.
The statement claims that the relationship between Gamers Elite and Costa was just a virtual interaction, that the members never saw him in person and few saw his face.
Women In Games Argentina released a statement to GamesIndustry.biz, condemning “acts of insidious violence against women that have such a strong impact in Latin America.”
The group is campaigning to raise awareness of the call for justice and to help prevent the story from being presented as one about the violence of video games by non-gaming media.
“We do not want the media to indicate that the victim is guilty of something that deserves it, nor do the violence in video games be used as a scapegoat,” the statement continued. “Let the guilt fall where it belongs, in a patriarchal system that allows and forgives violence against women.
“Our heartfelt condolences and support to her family and friends.”
Costa is also said to have 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 has been calm since his arrest.
Costa’s arrest is temporary and he is expected to receive a psychiatric examination to assess the conditions under which he will be tried.