Two Students Dead After Shooting at Ateneo de Zamboanga University
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- Folha de S.Paulo
- Rappler
- Philippine Daily Inquirer
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- Reuters
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- South China Morning Post
- The Jerusalem Post
- Al Jazeera
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Two students died on Tuesday morning following a shooting attack at the junior high school campus of Ateneo de Zamboanga University in Zamboanga City. Local authorities and university president Ernald Andal confirmed that the shooter, a ninth grade student, killed a fellow student before committing suicide. The victim was a male student one grade above the shooter. According to police reports, the gunman entered the campus armed with a pistol and a rifle. Mayor Khymer Adan Olaso stated that the shooter first fired at a teacher, who was not hit, before moving to another room to shoot the student. Some reports indicate that two other people were injured during the incident. The shooter reportedly used a body camera to live stream the attack on Facebook in a style resembling a first person shooter video game. The university has since suspended classes and coordinated with parents for the safe pickup of students. The Department of Education expressed grave concern and pledged to provide psychological first aid to those affected. In the aftermath, the Bureau of Customs relieved the shooter's father, a district commander at the Port of Zamboanga, from his post. Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla suggested a review of school safety policies to ensure private schools are covered by security measures. This event is the second school shooting in the Philippines in two months, following a June attack in Tacloban City that left three dead and 20 injured. It also follows a high profile school shooting in Thailand. While gun ownership is strictly regulated in the Philippines, officials noted that illegal firearms remain in circulation. Mayor Olaso attributed the shooter's behavior to an obsession with the online game Roblox and called for a ban on violent online games. The university president noted the irony that the attack occurred shortly after the school had conducted active shooter simulation exercises.
How each side framed it
- Centre-left
- These outlets highlighted the potential influence of violent online gaming and the need for mental health support.
- Centre
- These outlets focused on the factual sequence of events and the official responses from university and government leaders.
- Centre-right
- These outlets emphasized the rarity of such events in the Philippines and the prevalence of illegal firearms.
Sources
- Centre-left Al Jazeera: Two killed as student opens fire at Philippines high school, officials say
- Centre Associated Press: Student shot a classmate to death then killed himself at school in southern Philippines, mayor says - AP News
- Centre-left CNN: Two students dead in rare Philippines school shooting, including gunman, officials say
- Centre CNN Brasil: Student dies after shooting attack at school in Philippines
- Centre Deutsche Welle: Philippines: student livestreams school shooting
- Centre Folha de S.Paulo: School shooting in Philippines leaves two students dead
- Centre-left G1: Shooting attack at school in Philippines leaves two dead
- Centre-right Infobae: Two dead in a shooting at an institute in the south of Philippines
- Centre Philippine Daily Inquirer: DepEd to provide psych aid after Ateneo de Zamboanga shooting
- Centre Philippine Daily Inquirer: BOC relieves Zamboanga school shooter’s father from Customs post
- Centre Philippine Daily Inquirer: Zamboanga school shooting: Situation ‘under control,’ says PNP
- Centre Philippine Daily Inquirer: DILG mulls school safety policy review after Zamboanga shooting
- Centre-left Rappler: 2 dead in Ateneo de Zamboanga shooting: What we know so far
- Centre Reuters: Two students dead in Philippines school shooting including gunman, officials say - Reuters
- Centre-right South China Morning Post: At least 2 students killed in Philippine school shooting
- Centre-left The Guardian: Two dead including gunman in school shooting in southern Philippines
- Centre-right The Jerusalem Post: Two students dead in Philippines school shooting including gunman, officials say
- Centre-left UOL: Shooting in school in the Philippines leaves two students dead
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