The shooters responsible for the deaths of three of their fellow students in San Jose National High School in Tacloban this morning, June 22, were said to have harbored a grudge over bullying, said the Philippine National Police (PNP).

The suspects are both minors, classified as children in conflict with the law (CICLs): alias “Rod,” 15, and alias “Nash,” 14, both from the said school. The two have been placed under police custody.

“Initially, it appears that the motive of the crime is (a) grudge for school bullying,” said PNP Spokesperson PCol. Allen Rae Co.

Co said that morning classes were ongoing when the suspects approached the classroom and opened fire at around 9:20 a.m.

The PNP is still verifying whether the shooters had targets and if they were in the classroom where the shooting incident occurred, with Co stressing that the initial investigation indicates that this was tied to bullying.

The police spokesperson noted that the social media account of one of the suspects contained content that was violent in nature or related to gun use.

“Upon verification of the social media account of one of the suspects, ay may nakita po tayong mga pinost na violent videos, mga pertaining to guns, video of him firing a gun. So ito ay very obviously red flags. So if… anybody was able to monitor itong mga red flags na ‘to, this could have been prevented,” Co stated.

During the press briefing, the media presented a different motive for the shooting, citing a shirt the 14-year-old was supposedly wearing during the incident, bearing the letters KMFDM, an initialism of a German phrase that translates to “No Pity For the Majority.”

“This could be some of our students imitating ‘yung nangyayari po sa ibang bansa, specifically sa United States na alam po nating marami na pong nangyaring ganito. So we’re checking on that,” Co responded.

According to Co, there are 10 confirmed casualties: three deaths, three individuals wounded from the shooting, and four others injured while attempting to flee the scene in a “panic.” Co did not account for the last casualty.