Ingrid Oliveira Bueno da Silva, a 19-year-old Call of Duty player also known as Sol, was reportedly murdered by another professional player.
Brazilian news network R7 reports Guilherme Alves Costa, 18, also known as Lanterna, stabbed Lula in Pirituba, São Paulo, earlier this week.
He reportedly filmed the crime and turned himself in at the police station half an hour later, confessing to everyone.
A video of his arrest allegedly includes someone asking why he committed this crime, to which he replies, “Because I wanted to.”
He later claims to be healthy and had been planning Lula’s assassination for two weeks.
The pair met online through games, both being members of Call of Duty teams: da Silva belonging to FBI Esports (Fantastic Brazil Impact) and Costa to Gamers Elite.
The police have not ruled out a romantic relationship between the two.
In a statement to Screenrant, an FBI Esports spokesman said: “She was an extraordinary person, whom we will remember every day that the sun rises, every day that sunlight touches our bodies, every time we look to the sun, let’s remember yours. “
Costa’s team, Gamers Elite, released a statement via Instagram distancing themselves from Costa and the incident.
The group said Costa sent a video of the murder to its members via WhatsApp, as well as a PDF with messages of hatred against Christians and mentions of terrorism.
The clan says its leadership informed the authorities and asked members not to share the video.
The statement states that Gamers Elite’s relationship with Costa has always been one of virtual interaction, that members have never seen him in person and few have seen his face.
Argentina Games Women released a statement to GamesIndustry.biz, condemning “acts of insidious violence against women that affect Latin America so much”.
The group is campaigning to raise awareness of the call for justice and to help prevent the story from being presented as one about video game violence by non-game media.
“We don’t want the media to point the victim as guilty of something that deserves it, nor do we want violence in video games to be used as a scapegoat,” the statement continues. “Let the blame fall where it belongs, in a patriarchal system that allows and forgives violence against women.
“Our sincere condolences and support to your family and friends.”
Costa would also 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 must undergo a psychiatric examination to assess the conditions under which he will be tried.