 At midnight, several Chevrolet Chevette cars with covered license plates came to a halt in front of the Candelária Church, and the occupants began shooting at the group of roughly seventy street children sleeping in the vicinity of the church.Six children and two adults were killed and numerous others were wounded outside the Candelária Church.Subsequently, during the investigations the shots were found to be fired by policemen, and fifty officers were accused of the massacre.