Photos of firearms from Ramos’ social media. “I’m afraid I’m going to know a lot of these kids that were killed.”īrandon Elrod told ABC 13 he was searching for his 10-year-old daughter.Ĭhoking back tears, he then asked a journalist at the scene where the nearest funeral home was, “’cause we can’t find my daughter.” “This is just evil,” Rey Chapa, whose nephew attends the school that hosts second-, third- and fourth-graders, told the New York Times. The crime spree - eerily evocative of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting that left 26 dead - took place just two days from the end of the school year and sent parents scrambling in a mad search for their children. The shooter, identified as Salvador Ramos, 18, allegedly shot his grandmother before heading to Robb Elementary School in Uvalde with two assault rifles around 11:32 a.m. Parkland killer Nikolas Cruz’s AR-15 displayed in Florida courtĪ teen gunman opened fire at a Texas elementary school Tuesday, killing at least 21 people - including 19 kids and two teachers - before he was shot dead by police in one of the deadliest school slaughters in US history, officials said.

Police has ordered tightening security at the House of Representatives complex, also in Quezon City and a few kilometers away from the campus, with over 20,000 police and troops being deployed in the area.Oxford High School shooting survivor wows judges on ‘America’s Got Talent’Įducation head: Gun violence, not academic achievement, is what keeps teachers up at nightįake ‘school shooting’ sympathy cards shock customers: ‘Oh, my God’ The shooting happened while the authorities enforced a gun ban over President Marcos' first State of the Nation address scheduled for Monday. Supreme Court spokesperson Brian Hosaka said Gesmundo was 'in transit when the shooting happened and was advised to turn back.' Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos said he was 'shocked' over the incident and ordered law enforcement agencies 'to thoroughly and swiftly investigate these killings and bring all involved to justice.'Ĭhief Justice of the Supreme Court Alexander Gesmundo was supposed to attend the law school graduation ceremony Sunday afternoon.

The shooting incident forced the school authorities to cancel the graduation rite and put the campus 'on lockdown.' Yumol admitted to the killing, claiming he shot Furigay for her 'involvement in illegal drugs' in the province. The police presented the suspect to the media three hours after the shooting. Police identified the gunman as Chao Tiao Yumol, a 38-year-old physician from Basilan, an island province in the southern Philippines.Īccording to the police, the gunman changed his clothes after the shooting and seized a car in an attempt to escape, but was caught by the police. The mayor's daughter, who was supposed to graduate, was among the injured. Local media reported that former Lamitan mayor Rose Furigay, her bodyguard, and a school security guard who tried to stop the shooting were among the dead. The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) confirmed that the shooting took place at 14:55 local time at the gate of Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City, ahead of the law school's graduation ceremony. The arrested gunman has admitted to the killing with specific target. MANILA, July 24 (Xinhua) - Three people were killed and two others injured in a shooting incident Sunday afternoon on a university campus in Metro Manila, the Philippine police said.

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