Three people have died and five injured in a school shooting in Central Philippines, police said.
Two persons of interest – one of them a 15-year-old Grade 9 student of the school – are now in police custody, the Inquirer reported.
The shooting occurred at around 9am on Monday morning at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City.
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“The victims were immediately transported to nearby medical facilities for treatment and appropriate medical intervention,” regional police said in a statement.
One suspect, classified as a Child In Conflict with the Law and a resident of Barangay San Jose, was arrested at the scene. Police caught the second after a chase and seized the gun allegedly used in the shooting from him.
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“The [police] have already caught the suspects. They acted quickly,” presidential spokeswoman Claire Castro told reporters.