Zamboanga City school shooting: 2 victims reported

MANILA, Philippines — An alleged school shooting incident was reported by police inside a private school in Zamboanga City on Tuesday morning, August 18.

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Police Regional Office Zamboanga Peninsula (PRO 9) public information officer Maj. Shellamie Chang said in a phone interview with reporters that there at least two victims of the incident but could not identify them nor determine their current condition yet.

The perpetrator has yet to be identified, Chang added.

Zamboanga City Police Office director Col. Fidel Fortaleza Jr., Station 7 (Santa Maria) personnel and crime scene operatives were now on the scene, she noted.

“They are on top of the situation,” Chang stressed.

“Safe naman yung ibang mga estudyante. Na-evacuate na sa kanilang evacuation area. Processing na lang yung ginagawa sa area (The other students are safe. They have been evacuated to their evacuation area. Authorities are just processing them in the area),” she added.

“Tututukan ng investigation na gagawin ng Zamboanga City Police Office kung paano nakapasok sa school yung firearm na dala ng suspek natin (The Zamboanga City Police Office’s investigation will look into how the suspect managed to bring the firearm into the school),” Chang said.

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