San Jose National High School Philippine School Shooting Leaves Three Dead, Five Injured
A tragic school shooting at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City, Leyte Province, Philippines, left at least three people dead and five others injured. The attack occurred on Monday morning, prompting a swift response from law enforcement. Two suspects, reportedly students, were arrested, including one at the scene. Authorities have not yet determined the motive behind the shooting.
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At least three people were killed and five others injured in a rare school shooting at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City, Philippines. Police have arrested two suspects and launched an investigation into the incident.
Police have yet to establish a motive for the shooting, which took place at around 9:00 a.m. (0100 GMT) at San Jose National High School in Leyte province’s Tacloban City.
“The victims were immediately transported to nearby medical facilities for treatment and appropriate medical intervention,” regional police said in a statement.
Government broadcaster PTV reported that two people — both reportedly students — had been arrested, with one apprehended at the scene.
“The PNP has already caught the suspects. They acted quickly,” presidential spokesperson Claire Castro told reporters.
While school shootings are rare in the Philippines, targeted gun violence is a feature of provincial politics.
In 2022, three people, including a former city mayor, were killed in a shooting incident before a graduation ceremony at Ateneo de Manila University in the capital, Manila.
It was later determined to have been an assassination driven by “personal motives”.
Legal gun ownership is tightly regulated in the Southeast Asian country, but a large black market for firearms exists
