High school student shoots classmate and himself in Philippines

World · 18 August 2026

Written by AI from multiple news reports

A ninth-grade student shot and killed a classmate at a high school in Zamboanga City, Philippines, on Tuesday. The school is on the Ateneo de Zamboanga University campus in the south of the country. The shooter also wounded two other people before killing himself. He was carrying two guns when he carried out the attack. He also wore a body camera so he could broadcast the shooting live online. Hundreds of students were moved out of the school to keep them safe. The use of a body camera to stream the violence in real time has shocked many people, because it shows how social media can now play a role in such attacks.

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