Philippine school shooter kills fellow student and himself in livestreamed attack
A student at a school in Zamboanga, Philippines, livestreamed a fatal shooting of a classmate before taking his own life. Authorities are investigating how the student accessed the firearms, which were reportedly owned by his father, a customs agent.
Why it matters
The incident marks the second fatal school shooting in the Philippines in two months, raising urgent concerns about gun control and school safety in the region.
Ateneo de Zamboanga University after a shooting that killed two people in Zamboanga on Tuesday. Ateneo de Zamboanga University after a shooting that killed two people in Zamboanga on Tuesday. Philippines Philippine school shooter kills fellow student and himself in livestreamed attack Country’s second fatal school shooting in two months took place in southern city of Zamboanga
Prefer the Guardian on Google A student livestreamed himself shooting and killing another pupil in a classroom in the southern Philippines before taking his own life, the second school attack in the country in less than two months.
The shooting took place at a school attached to Ateneo de Zamboanga University in the southern city of Zamboanga, a Catholic private institution in western Mindanao. Zamboanga city’s mayor, Khymer Adan Olaso, told the DZMM radio station that the shooter “managed to enter carrying a high-powered firearm and a .45-calibre pistol”.
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