A high school student armed with two pistols shot and killed a classmate before taking his own life on Tuesday in an attack at a secondary school in the southern Philippines, according to police and local officials. The entire incident was streamed live by the suspect via a body-worn camera.
The attack took place at a high school in a southern province, where the perpetrator was a student at the school. Police confirmed the suspect used two pistols, fatally shooting another male student on the school grounds before turning the gun on himself.
According to authorities, the attack was streamed live on a social media platform using a body camera, quickly drawing public attention.
This is the second deadly school shooting in the Philippines in just two months, raising concerns about campus violence and youth access to firearms in the country.
Police are now investigating the suspect's motive and the origin of the weapons used in the incident.
