BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Department of Education Negros Occidental strongly condemns all forms of violence, especially in schools, following the killing
The crime scene where a school principal, a teacher and her husband died being cordoned by police probers in Brgy. Pook, Hinobaan, Negros Occidental. PNP photo
BACOLOD CITY - The Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division of Negros Occidental is mourning the campus shooting in the southern town of Hinoba-an that claimed the lives of a school principal, a female teacher, and her husband. "(The division) is deeply saddened by the tragic shooting incident that happened at Bilbao Uybico National High School yesterday (April 12) morning," the DepEd-Negros Occidental said in a statement on Wednesday. Based on the initial police investigation, principal Warren Escosar, 56, who was armed with a 12-gauge shotgun, fired at teacher Almarisa Arroy and husband Christopher, both 35, when they arrived around 8 a.m. According to witnesses, Christopher was hit first and his wife tried to seek shelter inside a classroom, but the suspect followed and shot her as well. Escosar then went to his vehicle and killed himself using a .45 caliber pistol. Classes were ongoing during the incident, terrifying other teachers and students over what they have