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Seven killed in shooting at school and family home in Nonthaburi province, Thailand

Families collected the bodies of eight people on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, after a shooting the previous morning at Debsirin Nonthaburi School and at a home outside Bangkok.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 9, 2026, 12:59 a.m. ET
people were killed on Friday, Aug. , 2026, in a shooting at in , and at a family home, according to reporting by The Associated Press carried by wsls.com, clickorlando.com, the Winnipeg Free Press, news4jax.com and krmg.com. By early Saturday afternoon, all eight bodies — five school staff members, the two grandparents killed at the family home, and the 14-year-old alleged shooter — had been collected from Bangkok's Institute of Forensic Medicine, the AP reported. Officials have not released the identities of those killed. Thailand's Health Ministry said people were hospitalized, of them in critical condition, as of Saturday, according to all five outlets. The Health Ministry was named as the source for the hospitalization figures; in the accounts published by wsls.com, news4jax.com and the Winnipeg Free Press, the figure of killed carried no named official attribution. news4jax.com reported that most of those wounded were between 12 and 14 years old. Counts in the days after an attack are frequently revised. The AP reported that a 14-year-old schoolboy opened fire at the school at around 10 a.m. on Friday, during a school day. Officials said the boy also appeared to have killed his two grandparents at the family home earlier that morning; the AP reported he lived there with them. The Winnipeg Free Press, clickorlando.com, news4jax.com and wsls.com reported that he took his own life; krmg.com described the death as self-inflicted. Officials have not said what led to the shooting. said all classes would be suspended between Aug. 10 and Aug. 14, and that school staff were instructed to work from home during that time. 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 39 Aug 2026, 04:59current

    Added news4jax.com as a fifth source, including its report that most of those wounded were between 12 and 14 years old.

  2. Version 29 Aug 2026, 03:24

    Added wsls.com as a fourth source, specified which outlets left the death toll unattributed, and noted the boy lived with his grandparents at the home.

  3. Version 19 Aug 2026, 03:18

    First published.

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