Police secure the Ateneo de Zamboanga University campus following Aug. 18 shooting incident. The Zamboanga City government observed a “Day of Mourning” on Wednesday. Photo by AFP
MANILA, Philippines – The Ateneo de Zamboanga University’s security lacks thorough protocols for checking vehicles entering the campus, Zamboanga Police Chief PCol, Fidel Fortaleza Jr. said on Thursday.
Fortaleza reported the assessment during the Senate committee on women and children hearing into Tuesday’s shooting incident at the university, where a Grade 8 student opened fire using his father’s guns that had been left unattended inside their family vehicle.
“Yung pong mga bata, mga estudyante, na papasok po ng school, na naglalakad po or by, wala po silang sasakyan ay nachecheck po at mayroon po mga security guards. Doon naman po sa sasakyan is merely visual search lang po yung mga security guards natin at nakakapasok sila,” Fortaleza shared.
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