Student fatally shoots classmate, then himself at Zamboanga City school
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A student at a Catholic junior high school in Zamboanga City, Philippines, shot and killed a fellow student before taking his own life on Tuesday, Mayor Khymer Adan Olaso said. Authorities said the scene was secured and no other active shooter remained.
Key Facts
- The suspected shooter smuggled a .45-calibre pistol into a classroom in Zamboanga City, Mayor Khymer Adan Olaso told local radio.
- The suspect fired at a teacher seated at a table but missed, then moved to another classroom and shot a student who later died, Olaso said.
- Authorities in Zamboanga City said the situation was under control and there were no more active shooters.
- The shooting came two months after a Tacloban City high school shooting that killed three students and wounded 20 others.
- The Tacloban suspects were two teenage boys, one of whom regularly played Gorebox, an online game banned in the Philippines.
The Shooting
A student smuggled a .45-calibre pistol into a classroom at a Catholic junior high school in Zamboanga City on Tuesday, Mayor Khymer Adan Olaso told local radio. The suspect fired at a teacher seated at a table but missed, Olaso said. He then moved to another classroom and shot a student, who later died. Authorities said the situation was under control and no other active shooters remained.
Regional School Shootings
The Zamboanga City shooting came two months after a high school shooting in Tacloban City left three students dead and 20 wounded. The suspects in the Tacloban case were two teenage boys, one of whom regularly played Gorebox, an explicitly violent online game. Gorebox has been banned in the Philippines, and the Senate is investigating the effects of violent computer games on young people. Earlier this month, a Thai teenager killed eight people and himself at his school; authorities said he consumed violent content on social media.
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Student fatally shoots classmate, then himself at Zamboanga City school
