Ateneo de Zamboanga awaits final police report on shooting incident

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – The Ateneo de Zamboanga University (AdZU) has yet to receive the results of the official investigation on Monday into last week’s shooting that claimed the lives of two students at its Tumaga high school campus.

Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla last Thursday said after visiting the campus in Zamboanga City that the final police report on the AdZU shooting incident was expected by Monday.

“We had hoped to receive it today (Monday), but until it is formally provided to us, we will refrain from commenting on findings that have not yet been officially communicated,” AdZU president Fr. Guillrey Anthony Andal said in a statement issued Monday evening.

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He stressed that the university continues to cooperate fully with authorities and will share verified information once it’s available.

Andal said the university updated Zamboanga City Mayor Khymer Olaso on its cooperation with police and its ongoing efforts to strengthen campus security and provide psychological support to affected students and families.

The mayor expressed support for their initiatives.

The university again appealed to media organizations and the public to exercise prudence in sharing images, recordings, and information related to the incident. 

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“Inaccurate information and unnecessary circulation of materials, including those AI-generated involving minors, can cause further harm to families already carrying great pain,” Andal warned.

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AdZU also continued its “work of accompaniment” on Monday, allowing Junior High School students to retrieve belongings from the Tumaga campus. Similar efforts will resume Tuesday morning. 

The community likewise gathered for a candle-lighting and prayer service at the Salvador campus, led by student leaders from El Consejo Atenista. Faculty and staff held a “Kumustahan Session,” with similar activities planned for college students in the coming days.

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“As we continue to understand what happened, we must also be clear: violence has no place in our society,” Andal said, underscoring that preventing violence is a shared responsibility of families, schools, government, religious institutions, media, and the wider community./coa