A student in the southern Philippines live-streamed a shooting inside a school classroom on Tuesday, killing another student before taking his own life, authorities said.
The incident occurred at a school attached to the privately run Ateneo de Zamboanga University in Zamboanga City. It is the second school shooting in the Philippines in less than two months.
Police said the gunman, a Grade 9 student, brought a pistol and a rifle into the school and opened fire inside classrooms. The victim was identified as a male Grade 10 student.
Zamboanga Mayor Khymer Adan Olaso said authorities confirmed that the student streamed the attack using a body-worn camera.
Reuters said it verified footage of the live-stream, which showed the shooter entering one classroom and opening fire before changing weapons and moving into a second classroom, where he fired more shots.
Two other people were wounded, while several students suffered injuries during the panic as they tried to escape, authorities said.
The victim was found on the fourth floor of the five-storey school building, while the gunman was later found dead on the fifth floor after taking his own life, city councillor Frederick Atilano said, citing police information.
A senior customs official said the shooter used a .40-calibre pistol issued by the Bureau of Customs to his father, a customs official who has since been relieved of his post. A second firearm recovered at the scene was reportedly a licensed personal weapon belonging to the father.
The motive for the attack was not immediately known.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr ordered law enforcement agencies to investigate the incident and determine measures to prevent violence in schools.
“Our schools are where we entrust our children to learn, to grow and to dream about the lives ahead of them. They must also be among the safest places in our country,” Marcos said.
Classes at the school have been suspended following the attack.
The school occupies an eight-hectare (19.8-acre) site and accommodates grade school and junior high school students.
The latest shooting comes less than two months after an attack at a public high school in Tacloban City in June, where two students opened fire, killing at least three students and injuring about 20 others.
School shootings are relatively rare in the Philippines, which has strict gun ownership regulations, including background checks and psychological assessments. However, illegal firearms remain in circulation.
The incident also occurred less than 10 days after a student carried out a shooting rampage at a school outside Bangkok, Thailand.
