A highschool scholar carrying two firearms shot and killed a fellow scholar earlier than taking his personal life at a college on a college campus within the southern Philippines on Tuesday.Zamboanga Metropolis Mayor Khymer Adan Olaso mentioned the suspect seemed to be carrying a physique digicam and livestreaming the assault at the highschool on the Ateneo de Zamboanga College campus. Two different folks have been injured, he mentioned, as cited by information company AP.The suspect initially opened hearth at a instructor, though it was not instantly clear whether or not the instructor was hit. He then shot a fellow scholar, who died, earlier than turning the gun on himself.College president Ernald Andal confirmed that there was not an lively capturing and that no extra fatalities or accidents had been reported.Andal mentioned the college was coordinating with authorities and would supply additional particulars as extra info grew to become obtainable. “We don’t need any of these items to occur. We want to prioritise the security of all our college students,” he mentioned, as cited by Reuters.The incident comes after an assault at a public highschool in Tacloban Metropolis in June, the place at the least three college students have been killed and round 20 others injured after two of their schoolmates opened hearth on campus.The capturing additionally comes lower than 10 days after a high-profile incident in Thailand, the place a scholar went on a capturing rampage at a college on the outskirts of Bangkok.
