Manila (AFP) – A student livestreamed himself shooting another schoolmate dead before taking his own life at a high school in the Philippines on Tuesday, authorities said.
The school shooting, the country’s second in as many months, took place at Ateneo de Zamboanga University, a Catholic private institution in western Mindanao.
“What we know so far is that (the shooter) went to the classroom of our known victim. He shot the victim, and after doing that, he went up to the fifth floor and shot himself,” regional police spokeswoman Shella Chang told AFP.
In a separate statement, interior secretary Victor Remulla confirmed the ninth-grade suspect had livestreamed the incident on social media. The alleged shooter’s Facebook account has since been disabled.
In the video, which was circulated by local media, the barrel of a gun can be seen moving down a hallway in the style of a first-person shooter video game before being pointed into a classroom and fired.
Children in school uniforms are then seen screaming and rushing for an exit.
Police have not confirmed any additional injuries.
National police are now trying to “establish the motive behind the shooting, determine the ownership and source of the firearm used, and find out how it was brought inside the school campus”, the interior ministry said in a statement.
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Wow, only 2 people died. I wonder what weapon he used.
Wtf, are you a bot or baiting? Just read the title, article or alt text.
Neither. I read the article, and it said the weapon used and how he got it are under investigation.
It didn’t say what weapon he used.
Did you read the article?
Figured “a gun” would be plenty of info for someone not involved in the investigation is all.
Is it relevant if it was a handgun or a hunting rifle?
Absolutely. Also if it was 3d printed or automatic or semiautomatic. Or modified with a bump stock or similar
And every article about a school shooting should comment about gun control laws, and the general availability to own such weapons.