A teenage middle school student in the Philippines opened fire at a school, leaving one student dead and the suspect also dead.

According to Philippine authorities and police on the 18th local time, a suspect in the 9th grade entered a junior and senior high school affiliated with Ateneo de Zamboanga University in Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur province on the southern island of Mindanao, carrying a rifle and a handgun and opened fire at students.

The shooting resulted in the death of a 10th-grade male student and left two others injured, while the suspect took his own life after the crime.

The suspect reportedly went to the classroom of the deceased student, shot the victim, and also fired toward a teacher.

Authorities stated that he notably wore a body camera and live-streamed his crime on social media.

The Philippine Department of the Interior and Local Government said in a statement that police are investigating the motive behind the shooting, the owner and source of the firearm used, and how the weapon was brought into the school.

Philippine National Police Chief Jose Melencio Nartatez appealed to the public, asking them not to share unverified reports, photos, or videos that could cause unnecessary concern.

The Philippine government is on high alert as another school shooting has occurred less than two months after an incident in late June, where two suspects aged 14 and 15 opened fire with a handgun at San Jose National High School in Leyte province, central Philippines, killing three students and injuring 20 others.

Following the June incident, authorities have been pushing to strengthen school security, including conducting active shooter response drills at schools nationwide, including the site of today's incident.

While legal gun ownership in the Philippines is subject to strict regulations, firearms are relatively widely circulated due to a large illegal black market for weapons.

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