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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