A PUBLIC school teacher was killed in a gun attack in a school in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police said Tuesday, July 23.

Police Major Helen Galvez, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula information officer, said the incident happened around 7 a.m. Monday at the national high school in Balongating village, Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur.

Galvez identified the victim as Narcisa Caay, 58, a Grade 6 class adviser and a resident of the village of Balongating.

She said investigation showed that Caay was inside her classroom when two unidentified men clad in jacket and half-face crash helmet appeared and shot the victim thrice with caliber .45 pistol.

The victim died instantaneously and the suspects sped off aboard a motorcycle towards north direction to the national highway, she added.

She said investigation continues in a bid to establish the motive as well as the suspect behind the incident. (SunStar Philippines)