Two students dead in Philippines school shooting including gunman, officials say
Police said a ninth-grade student livestreamed the attack and killed a fellow student before taking his own life, as authorities investigated the motive.
- A student gunman opened fire inside a classroom at a high school attached to the Ateneo de Zamboanga University in Zamboanga City, southern Philippines.
- City Mayor Khymer Adan Olaso confirmed two fatalities—a male student and the student shooter, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
- According to preliminary police reports, the gunman brought a pistol and a rifle onto the campus, injuring two others before taking his own life.
- University President Ernald Andal stated that there is no longer an active shooter on campus and the situation has been brought under control.
- The attack marks a rare incident of gun violence on a Philippine school campus, as strict national firearm ownership laws typically limit such occurrences.
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In the Philippines, a Live Armed Attack Kills Two People in a High School, the Shooter Kills Himself
The killer's Facebook account, on which the video of the shots was posted, was disabled.
A ninth-grade student took "a pistol and a shotgun inside the school" and opened fire in a classroom. The perpetrator ended up killing a colleague and killed himself right away.
A student was shot dead in a Catholic high school in the Philippines by another high school student who broadcast his act live on social media before ending his life A student was shot
In the Philippines, a student shot a classmate and a teacher, then committed suicideIn a school on the campus of Ateneo de Zamboanga University, a high school student opened fire, killing a classmate and a teacher, Then he was shot. Two more people were injured, police establish the circumstances of the incident.
A Student Started a Shooting at a School in the Philippines, Killed a Partner and Took His Own Life.
The episode occurred in a secondary school in the south of the country and two people were also injured; according to the authorities, the young man was carrying a camera to broadcast the attack live.
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