A student live-streamed himself shooting and killing another student in a classroom in the southern Philippines on Tuesday before killing himself, an official said.
The shooting, the second in as many months in the country, took place at a school affiliated with the private Ateneo de Zamboanga University in Zamboanga city.
Footage shows the gunman sneaking through a school hallway before opening fire in a classroom.
The video, circulated by local media, appears to be filmed from the attacker’s point of view, with the barrel of a gun visible as he walks down the hallway.
In scenes similar to a first-person shooter video game, the gun is then pointed at a classroom before shots are fired.
You can see children in school uniforms screaming and scrambling for an exit.
A student is seen lying on the floor in an unclear condition. It was not immediately clear how many people were injured.
According to a preliminary police report, the shooter brought a pistol and a rifle to the school campus and shot at students in the classroom.
Zamboanga Mayor Khymer Adan Olaso told DZBB radio that authorities confirmed the gunman live-streamed the attack through a body-worn camera.
Footage shows the gunman sneaking through a school hallway before opening fire in a classroom
The video, circulated by local media, appears to be filmed from the attacker’s point of view, with the barrel of a gun visible as he walks down the hallway.
In scenes similar to a first-person shooter video game, the gun is then pointed at a classroom before shots are fired
Military personnel and law enforcement officers are seen at the school, following a shooting incident on the campus of the Ateneo de Zamboanga University High School in Zamboanga City, Philippines, on August 18, 2026
Reuters has verified a livestream video of the shooter inside the school. The alleged shooter’s Facebook account has now been disabled.
The motive was not immediately clear, but a senior customs official told reporters that the gunman used a .40-caliber handgun issued by the Bureau of Customs to the gunman’s father, a customs official who has since been relieved of his duties.
A second weapon recovered at the scene was an official firearm also owned by the shooter’s father, the official said.
A video broadcast by GMA News, with blurry images, showed chaotic scenes in a classroom with students running for cover as several gunshots rang out.
The victim was a male 10th grade student, police said. The gunman, a ninth-grader, committed suicide, police said. Two others were injured.
The victim was found on the fourth floor of the school, while the gunman was later found dead on the fifth floor after committing suicide, city council member Frederick Atilano said, citing police information.
The school is a five-story building on an 8-acre site that houses the university’s elementary and middle school students, according to its website.
Several students were treated for injuries sustained during the panic to escape, but no other deaths were reported, he said, adding that classes have been suspended.
Social media footage verified by Reuters showed students at the school running out of the campus building as at least four gunshots could be heard in the background.
The shooting followed a June attack on a public high school in Tacloban City in central Philippines in which at least three students were killed and about 20 others injured when two of their classmates opened fire on campus.
School shootings are rare in the Philippines, where there are relatively strict rules on gun ownership, including background checks and requirements for psychological evaluation, although illegal firearms are still in circulation.
The incident came eleven days after a high-profile incident in Thailand, in which a student carried out a shooting at a school on the outskirts of the capital Bangkok.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered law enforcement agencies to investigate and adopt measures to prevent violence in schools.
“Our schools are the places where we give our children the opportunity to learn, grow and dream about the life ahead. They must also be among the safest places in our country,” Marcos said in a statement.
