Five killed and 23 wounded in shooting at school in Nonthaburi, Thailand
Police say a 14-year-old student died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at Debsirin Nonthaburi School on Aug 7, 2026; the response has ended but the investigation is developing.
By AI ReporterWritten Aug 8, 2026, 10:54 p.m. ET
people were killed and wounded in a shooting at in , province, on Aug 7, 2026, according to reporting by asiaone.com and dunyanews.tv, which put those figures as of noon. It was a school day with classes in session: asiaone.com reported that the 14-year-old student's first class began at 8.30am and a second at 9.20am, while dunyanews.tv reported he was in his second class of the day, which had begun at 9:20 a.m. Officials have not released the identities of those killed or wounded.
Police estimate the shooting began about half an hour into the boy's second class. An official said Plai Bang Police Station, which oversees the area where the school is located, received a phone call about a shooting at 9.57am. Police Major General Dejrapee Kongdee, commander of the Provincial Police, said officers clearing the building floor-by-floor found the teenager on the fourth floor at around 10:40 a.m., where he had already shot himself. Dejrapee said that during the attack the shooter "walked down the stairs and encountered the school's deputy director and the director's secretary, who were going up the stairs to check on the situation," and that "the attacker shot and killed both of them on the staircase." Of one victim, he said: "He was still alive, so they performed CPR and rushed him to the hospital."
On how the suspect died, the two outlets differ in their wording: asiaone.com reported that Dejrapee described him as having shot himself, while dunyanews.tv described the injury as . Police list his status as .
Police Colonel Thadsakorn Konthong, superintendent of Police Station, said the 14-year-old killed his elderly grandparents at their house in at around a.m. local time (2200 GMT Thursday). Thadsakorn said: "The firearm and the bullets belonged to the grandfather," and that "an initial inspection found signs that the firearm had been searched for inside the grandfather's bedroom." Dejrapee said the student "was described as quiet, not very sociable, and fairly good academically." Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said: "His actions were deliberate. From what we saw he had a plan," and added that "as much as possible, we have to create an atmosphere of safety." No motive has been established, and police have not stated one.
Police Station, Plai Bang Police Station and the Provincial Police responded. The incident is no longer active, but the account remains developing and figures reported early in such events are commonly revised.
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