Student killed in Philippines Catholic school shooting

A student at a Catholic junior high school in Zamboanga City, southern Philippines, was killed by a fellow student in a shooting incident. The alleged shooter had brought a .45-calibre pistol into the school and attempted to shoot a teacher seated at a table, but missed. Subsequently, he moved to another classroom and fatally shot a student, before taking his own life, according to Mayor Khymer Adan Olaso.

Live footage allegedly captured the event, showing the suspect moving through a hallway with a gun in hand. The situation was brought under control, and no additional shooters were present, as per authorities. This incident occurred two months after a similar shooting at a high school in Tacloban City, central Philippines, which resulted in three deaths and 20 injuries.

The suspected gunmen in that case were two teenage boys, one of whom was found to have been playing an explicitly violent online game named Gorebox, which has since been banned in the Philippines. The Philippine Senate is currently investigating the potential impact of violent computer games on young individuals. In recent times, several countries in South East Asia have been considering restrictions on social media use for minors due to concerns over its possible adverse effects.

Recently, in Thailand, a teenager killed eight people and took his own life at his school, reportedly after consuming violent content on social media.