Student kills at least 6 in a shooting at a high school in Thailand,
authorities say
[August 07, 2026]
By TIAN MACLEOD
NONTHABURI,
Thailand (AP) — A student shot several people at a high school outside
Bangkok on Friday, killing at least six people and wounding several
others, police said.
The shooting happened at the Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Nonthaburi
province northwest of the national capital, Royal Thai Police
spokesperson Trairong Piwpan told The Associated Press.
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A schoolgirl cries outside her school where deaths and injuries were
reported after a shooting in Thailand's Nonthaburi province, Friday,
Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) |
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A witness told reporters that students hid inside a classroom
while they heard gunshots from another building before police
officers knocked on the door and cleared a way for them to leave
the building.
About an hour after the shooting, people stood outside the
school comforting one another and police and first responders
walked around inside the school.
Authorities gave conflicting information on the casualties that
could not immediately be reconciled.
Trairong told news broadcaster Channel 3 the shooter was being
hospitalized in serious condition and 15 others were injured,
with two in critical condition. He said three teachers and three
students were killed.
Health Minister Pattana Promphat said 22 people were injured
with nine in critical condition. Some were injured from causes
such as falls, and it wasn't clear how many were shot.
Deputy Interior Minister Polapee Suwunchwee told reporters at
the scene that five teachers died and that the shooter killed
his two grandparents at home before going to the school. He also
said the shooter died at a hospital.
Trairong said the motive was still being investigated. He said
the gun was believed to have been taken from a member of the
student’s family.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul offered his condolences and
said he had ordered relevant officials to take care of the
victims.
In February, a 17-year-old stole a gun from police and opened
fire at a public high school in southern Thailand, briefly
taking people hostage in a two-hour attack that killed one
person and injured two others.
In 2023, a 14-year-old boy was accused of a shooting at a major
Bangkok shopping mall.
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