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Student shooter kills classmate and himself at a Philippine school
AP News • • world
Key Points:
- A grade 9 student, Mohammad Mael Jalani, fatally shot a fellow student and then killed himself in a high school on the Ateneo de Zamboanga university campus, livestreaming the attack via a body-worn camera.
- Two other individuals were injured during the shooting, which took place in a secured high school building separate from the main university campus.
- Authorities are investigating the motive, including the suspect’s gaming and chat history, while urging the public to avoid sharing unverified information.
- This incident marks the second fatal school shooting in the Philippines within two months, despite efforts to strengthen school security following a June shooting in Tacloban city.
- The shooting follows a regional pattern of school violence, with recent similar incidents in Thailand prompting government action to restrict gun access.
