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Death toll in Thai school shooting rises to eight after 12-year-old girl dies in hospital

Eight people were killed and 14 injured in Friday's shooting at Debsirin Nonthaburi School outside Bangkok, according to reporting as of Saturday.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 10, 2026, 1:55 a.m. ET
people were killed and injured in a shooting at in , according to reporting by the Northwich Guardian, the Bournemouth Echo, the Reading Chronicle, the Herald Series, the Messenger, the Clydebank Post, the Epping Forest Guardian, the Dudley News, the Harrow Times, the Western Telegraph and the Chard and Ilminster News, all giving that toll as of . The Messenger, the Herald Series, the Western Telegraph, the Dudley News and the Northwich Guardian reported that the Thai health ministry stated the death of a 12-year-old girl in hospital, which raised the toll to . The same outlets reported that on people remained in hospital, seven of them in a critical condition. The Bournemouth Echo, the Herald Series, the Epping Forest Guardian and the Dudley News reported that most of those injured were pupils aged between 12 and ; the Western Telegraph reported that most of those injured were aged 12 to . Officials have not released the identities of those killed or injured. Casualty counts released in the days after an attack are frequently revised as investigators and hospitals complete their work, and the figures here should be read as a snapshot of rather than a final accounting. The shooting happened at around 10am local time (4am BST) on Friday, during a school day at the high school; the Chard and Ilminster News reported that pupils were at the school during the school day when the shooting occurred at around 10am. A 14-year-old schoolboy opened fire at the school, according to those outlets. Officials said that earlier in the morning the same 14-year-old appeared to have killed his two grandparents at the family home; the Harrow Times reported that the pupil also opened fire at his family home. The suspect is dead, and the outlets reported that he took his own life. The cause has not been determined, and police have not said what led to the shooting. Police, the Thai health ministry and Bangkok's Institute of Forensic Medicine are among the agencies involved in the response. On Friday the school posted a message on Facebook seeking blood donations for two students, according to the outlets. . If you or someone you know is struggling, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24 hours a day: call or text 988.

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  1. Version 710 Aug 2026, 05:55current

    Expanded outlet attribution for the toll, the health ministry statement and the ages of the injured to include all reporting sources in the fact set.

  2. Version 610 Aug 2026, 05:47

    Added headline and dek, credited the Northwich Guardian among outlets reporting the toll and the health ministry statement, and restated the undetermined cause in standard wording.

  3. Version 510 Aug 2026, 05:42

    Added the Herald Series and Clydebank Post to the attributed reporting on the toll and victims' ages, and clarified that the 12-year-old girl's death raised the toll to eight.

  4. Version 410 Aug 2026, 05:32

    Added that 14 people remained in hospital on Saturday, seven in a critical condition, and attributed the 12-year-old girl's death in hospital to the Thai health ministry via the Messenger and Western Telegraph.

  5. Version 310 Aug 2026, 05:24

    Added the school's Facebook appeal for blood donations for two students, the Harrow Times detail that the pupil also opened fire at the family home, attribution to all four outlets, and the crisis resource line.

  6. Version 210 Aug 2026, 05:18

    Added second-source attribution throughout, reported both outlets' differing accounts of the suspect's death and the setting, and removed a crisis helpline not present in the fact set.

  7. Version 110 Aug 2026, 05:13

    First published.

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