QCPD: Social media posts about Bagong Silangan shooting are false

Quezon City Police District. INQUIRER PHOTO / GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE. INQUIRER PHOTO / GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE

MANILA, Philippines — The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said reports circulating online claiming an alleged case of shooting inside a school in Barangay Bagong Silangan on Thursday were false.

In a statement, the QCPD explained that Bagong Silangan Police Station personnel had been meeting with the school administration “when they heard a loud commotion from the second floor of the school building.”

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QCPD: Social media posts about Bagong Silangan shooting are false

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