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Student shot a classmate to death then killed himself at school in southern Philippines, mayor says

  • A student gunman opened fire at a high school on the Ateneo de Zamboanga campus, killing a fellow student and then himself; two others were injured and hundreds of students were evacuated as police secured the scene.
  • Zamboanga’s mayor said the suspect apparently wore a body camera and may have livestreamed the attack; authorities are investigating and asking the public not to share unverified footage.
  • The shooting has renewed concerns about school security and firearm proliferation in the Philippines, coming after a deadly school attack in Tacloban and amid recent regional incidents.
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