2 dead in livestreamed Philippine school attack, second in two months
Hundreds of students were evacuated after shots rang out in the high school building of the Ateneo de Zamboanga university campus in the southern port city of Zamboanga.
A high school student in Zamboanga, southern Philippines, opened fire on Tuesday using two pistols, killing a fellow student and himself, before injuring two others. The attack was livestreamed using a body-worn camera. Police identified the 14-year-old suspect, Mohammad Mael Jalani, as the shooter. The incident occurred on the Ateneo de Zamboanga university campus, a secured facility separate from the larger university.
The suspect shot a teacher and a student before going up a floor and committing suicide. The attack was the second fatal school shooting in the country within two months. Currently, the situation is being investigated, with authorities urging the public to avoid speculation.
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