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Queenie Casimiro

Karen De Guzman

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1787016826743Zamboanga-City.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATE)</strong> — A shooting incident transpired inside the Ateneo de Zamboanga high school campus in Barangay Tumaga, Zamboanga City early Tuesday morning.</p><p>In a video obtained by ABS-CBN News, students were seen running from a school building. A single gunshot was heard in the background.</p><p>Maj. Shellamie Chang, PIO of Police Regional Office 9, said 2 students were identified as &quot;victims&quot; of the shooting. The police officer said they are now investigating who the gunman is.</p><p>Members of the SOCO and other law enforcement operatives are now in the area.</p><p>In their social media page earlier this morning, the Ateneo de Zamboanga University called on the parents to remain calm and to fetch their children in the designated area inside campus.</p><p>City Police Director Col. Fidel Fortaleza said as of 8:40 a.m., &quot;there is zero threat already.&quot;</p><p>Parents rushed back to the school to fetch their kids following the report.</p><div><br/></div><div><em><strong>Developing story. Refresh for updates.</strong></em></div><div><br/></div><div><strong> RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JZXzQ31Oqqk?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>An alleged shooting incident was reported Tuesday inside a school in Zamboanga City.</p>

An alleged shooting incident was reported Tuesday inside a school in Zamboanga City.

Shooting incident reported inside Zamboanga City school

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Shooting incident reported inside Zamboanga City school

Queenie Casimiro,

Karen De Guzman,

ABS-CBN News

Published August 18, 2026 09:34 AM PHT

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Updated August 18, 2026 09:48 AM PHT

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