Key facts
- A student fatally shot another student in a classroom at Ateneo de Zamboanga University.
- The shooter live-streamed the attack before taking his own life.
- Two other students were wounded.
- The firearms used were reportedly owned by the shooter's father, a customs official.
- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered a thorough investigation into the incident.
A student fatally shot another pupil in a classroom at Ateneo de Zamboanga University in the southern Philippines before taking his own life. The incident, which occurred at a Catholic private institution in western Mindanao, marks the second school attack in the country in less than two months. The shooter reportedly entered the school with a high-powered firearm and a .45-caliber pistol, livestreaming the attack on social media. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed law enforcement agencies to conduct a thorough investigation into the incident and to determine measures to prevent future school violence. The firearms used were reportedly owned by the shooter's father, a customs official, who has since been suspended. Two other students were wounded in the attack.