Chinanews.com reported on March 2. According to the Singapore Lianhe Zaobao website, on the 1st local time, a shooting occurred in the Philippines. A former Army soldier fired at Cavite in southern Manila, killing a woman. Five people were injured. The gunman committed suicide after the crime.

The Philippine police said on the 1st that the 47-year-old suspect was holding a pistol and went to General Trias around 8am local time on the 1st, killing a 59-year-old woman and a 57-year-old man in the process. Injured. The gunman then fired another shot and then fired on her near the home of another female wounded.

Police said two police officers were injured in the process when the gunman opened fire on a police car heading to the scene. Police added that the gunman subsequently shot himself.

Police also said that five injured people were being treated at a local hospital. Police have seized a pistol used by the gunman and are investigating.