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Ateneo Art Gallery announces temporary closure following shooting incident

Following the shooting incident at Ateneo de Manila University on Sunday, Ateneo Art Gallery on Monday announced it will be closed to visitors as the building complex Arete, where it is located, remains closed until further notice.

"All scheduled visits this coming week, July 25-29, will be cancelled," it added, reminding the public to "wait for updates on when we can receive guests again."

A shooting incident took place in front of the Arete Building on Sunday, where the Ateneo Law School graduation was scheduled to take place.

The Quezon City government identified three people who died from the incident: the former mayor of Lamitan, Basilan Rose Furigay, her aide Victor Capistrano, and university security guard Jeneven Bandiala.

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Furigay's daughter Hannah, a graduating student, was also wounded.

QC Police District Director Police Brigadier General Remus Medina identified the suspect as Dr. Chao-Tiao Yumol, 38, also of Lamitan. — LA, GMA News