Archive · 18 Aug 2026
Two students killed in Zamboanga school shooting, gunman among dead
A very sad thing happened at a high school in Zamboanga, a city in the Philippines.
A student brought guns to school and shot people inside a classroom.
Two students died, and one of them was the shooter himself.
The shooter was in grade 9, and the other student who died was one grade above him.
The mayor said the shooter wore a body camera to livestream the attack, and that two other people were hurt.
The president of the university said the shooting was over and no one else was in danger.
The school is attached to Ateneo de Zamboanga University.
This was the second school shooting in the Philippines in about two months.
Earlier, in June, there was another shooting at a school in Tacloban City.
Police are still trying to figure out why this happened.
Two students were killed in a shooting at a high school attached to Ateneo de Zamboanga University in Zamboanga, southern Philippines, on Tuesday.
Police said the gunman, a grade 9 student, killed himself, and the victim was a male student one grade above him.
Mayor Khymer Adan Olaso said the suspect wore a body camera to livestream the attack and that two other people were injured, though earlier reports said no additional injuries were reported.
University President Ernald Andal confirmed two fatalities and said there were no more active shooters.
The shooting was the second such incident in the Philippines in nearly two months, after a June attack in Tacloban City killed at least three students.
- Who
- Two students at a high school attached to Ateneo de Zamboanga University; the gunman was a grade 9 student who killed himself, and the victim was a male student a grade above him. Officials cited include Mayor Khymer Adan Olaso, University President Ernald Andal, and national police chief Gen Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr.
- What
- A shooting at the high school killed two students, including the gunman, and officials said the situation was under control.
- When
- Tuesday, August 18.
- Where
- A high school attached to Ateneo de Zamboanga University in Zamboanga, southern Philippines.
- Why
- The motive was not reported in the articles.
- Fatalities
- 2 (both students; one was the gunman)
- Location
- High school attached to Ateneo de Zamboanga University, Zamboanga, Philippines
- Date
- Tuesday, August 18
- Gunman
- Grade 9 student who killed himself
- Victim
- Male student one grade above the gunman
- Weapons
- High-powered firearm; pistol and rifle brought to campus per preliminary police report
- Injuries
- Two other people injured, per Mayor Olaso (earlier reports said no additional injuries)
- Context
- Second school shooting in the Philippines in nearly two months
