After fleeing, the suspected shooter was arrested by police and taken into custody.
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Three people were killed on Sunday July 24 in a shooting at a university in the Philippine capital, Manila. The incident happened at Ateneo de Manila University as law students and their families arrived for a graduation ceremony. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said he was shocked by the tragedy and said law enforcement would “thoroughly and expeditiously investigate these murders and bring all those involved to justice”.
A former elected official Rose Furigay, whose daughter was among the graduates, was killed, said Joy Belmonte, mayor of the town where the shooting took place. The slain mayor’s assistant and a university security guard also died. The daughter of the former elected official was injured and is in a “stable state” in the hospital, according to the police. “We are very distraught and bereaved by this event”said Joy Belmonte.
The alleged shooter initially managed to flee before being arrested and taken into custody. Police recovered two handguns and a silencer allegedly used by the suspect. The man, according to police, has a “long story” litigation with Rose Furigay. He was out on bail for a cybercrime case. “He seems to be a determined assassin”Brigadier Remus Medina told the press, believing that it was an incident “isolated”. The university canceled the graduation ceremony.