Three people were killed, on Sunday, in a rare shooting at a university in the Philippine capital Manila in what appears to have been a targeted assassination.
The incident took place at Ateneo de Manila University when law students and their families arrived for a graduation ceremony that was to be attended by the Supreme Court chief justice.
https://twitter.com/realzaidzayn/status/1551156530036162561
Authorities pointed out that Rose Furigay, a former city mayor in the province of Basilan whose daughter was among the graduates, was killed.
In addition, Furigay's executive assistant and a university security guard died in the incident.
Police revealed that her daughter was wounded and is in a "stable condition" in hospital.
"We are quite distraught and bereaved by this occurrence," Joy Belmonte, the mayor of a local government unit where the shooting happened, told AFP.
The police stated that the alleged gunman fled the scene by forcing a driver out of their vehicle, before abandoning it and continuing his getaway in a jeepney. However, he was eventually detained near a church.
Police recovered two handguns and a silencer allegedly used by the suspect, who they identified as Chao-Tiao Yumol and said had a "long history" of legal disputes with Furigay.
"This looks to be a determined assassin," Police Brigadier General Remus Medina told reporters, describing the incident as "isolated".
Yumol, with abrasions on his face, was presented by police to reporters. He accused Furigay of being a "drug lord".
Follow the latest news on Google News
