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At least seven killed in shooting at school outside Bangkok

Thai police said seven people were killed and Thailand's Health Ministry reported 14 injured after a 14-year-old student opened fire at a school in Nonthaburi province on Friday, Aug. 7; the story is still developing.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 7, 2026, 9:30 a.m. ETWritten Aug 9, 2026, 1:28 a.m. ET
people were killed in a shooting at a school on the outskirts of Bangkok on Friday, Aug. , 2026, according to , as reported by ABC11 and ABC7. Clickondetroit, publishing an Associated Press account, put the toll at , with the death count attributed to officials. people were injured as of , according to Thailand's Health Ministry as reported by clickondetroit. The figures conflict and remain subject to revision. The attack took place during a school day. The is identified as , a high school on the outskirts of Bangkok, by ABC11 and ABC7, and as — described by clickondetroit as a co-educational state school with about 3,000 students enrolled, aged 12 to 18 — in the AP account. The Associated Press article said a 14-year-old student opened fire at around 10 a.m. on Friday. Officials said the same 14-year-old appeared to have killed his two grandparents at his family home earlier that morning, according to clickondetroit. Officials have not released the identities of those killed or wounded. On , a 12-year-old girl who had been wounded and hospitalized died, the Health Ministry said, according to clickondetroit. , Thailand's Health Ministry and Bangkok's Institute of Forensic Medicine are among the agencies involved in the response. The suspect is dead. said he killed himself, according to ABC11 and ABC7; the AP account carried by clickondetroit said he . Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul called it "a saddening incident," said the shooter "intentionally came to school today to commit this unfortunate case," described him as having "carried lots of pressure and tension," and called the attack "premeditated," according to ABC11 and ABC7. Beyond those statements by the prime minister, no cause or motive has been established. The school said all classes would be suspended between Aug. 10 and Aug. and that school staff were instructed to work from home during that time, according to clickondetroit. This account is based on early reporting and figures may change.

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