The Police Regional Office 8 has taken into custody two junior high school students allegedly involved in the shooting incident at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City, on June 22, 2026. —PHOTOS FROM PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY/FACEBOOK
MANILA, Philippines — One of the two teenage gunmen in the Tacloban City school shooting was able to fire at least 33 gunshots and even reload his pistol, resulting in the killing of three of their schoolmates, and wounding of at least 20 others.
In a briefing in Malacañang on Tuesday, Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesperson Col. Allen Rae Co said that crime scene investigators were able to recover 34 cartridges.
“At least 34 bullets were fired: 21 fired cartridge cases, and 13 live cartridges, as well as the bullets themselves,” Co said.
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