Student killed classmate and himself at school in Philippines, mayor says
MANILA, Philippines — A high school student carrying two firearms shot to death a fellow student before killing himself Tuesday in a high school in a university campus in the southern Philippines, an official and police said. Zamboanga city Mayor Khymer Adan Olaso said the suspect apparently wore a body camera to livestream the attack at the high school on the Ateneo de Zamboanga university…
In a tragic incident at a high school on the Ateneo de Zamboanga university campus in Zamboanga City, Philippines, a student armed with two firearms killed another student and then took his own life on Tuesday. Mayor Khymer Adan Olaso confirmed that the suspect had worn a body camera to livestream the attack. Two other individuals sustained injuries during the incident.
The initial shooting was directed at a teacher, although it remains unclear if the teacher was actually hit. The suspect then proceeded to shoot his fellow student before turning the gun on himself. This incident occurred less than two weeks after a similar school shooting in Thailand, where a 14-year-old boy killed his grandparents, five school staff members, and a 12-year-old girl in Nonthaburi province.
In response to this event, Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul took measures to restrict gun ownership in the country. It is noteworthy that Thailand's high rate of gun ownership ranks second in Asia, surpassing even its Southeast Asian neighbors.
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