Three killed and five injured in school shooting in central Philippines
Police said two suspects were taken into custody as investigators sought a motive and schools increased security after the attack.
- A school shooting at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City left three students dead and five others wounded on Monday morning.
- Two male suspects, both confirmed to be minors, are in police custody after opening fire with pistols inside the government-run campus during active classes around 9:00 a.m. local time.
- One of the shooters is a 15-year-old Grade 9 student at the high school, who was immediately arrested on-site by responding officers.
- The second underage suspect attempted to flee the campus following the attack, but was quickly apprehended after a localized police manhunt.
- Authorities recovered a.38-caliber and a 9mm firearm from the scene, noting that while gun-related crimes are common in the country due to unlicensed firearms, school shootings remain exceptionally rare in the Philippines.
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A firearm attack at a school in the Philippines killed at least three people on Sunday. Five more people were injured. Police arrested a suspect while a second suspected perpetrator continues to be prosecuted. The incident occurred at around 9 a.m. in the San Jose National High School in Barangay San Jose, Tacloban City, Leyte Province. According to the police, the shots were fired at the school grounds. The facts of the case are still unclear.A…
Philippines School Shooting: Locals Help Police Catch Alleged Second Minor Shooter After 3 Students Killed
A school shooting in the Philippines left three students dead and five others injured after two armed minors allegedly opened fire inside a high school in Tacloban City on Monday morning. Authorities said one suspect was arrested at the scene while local residents helped police track down and capture a second teenager who fled after the attack. The shooting occurred at San Jose National High School in Barangay San Jose, a campus attended by more…
Two suspects, aged 14 and 15, have been arrested. Both were students at the school.
At least three people were killed and five injured in an armed incident that took place Monday morning in a high school in the Philippines, the police announced, which has not yet established the motive for the attack.
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