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Seven killed and 16 injured in shootings at Thai school and family home; families collect bodies

Reports as of Saturday say a 14-year-old schoolboy opened fire at Debsirin Nonthaburi School outside Bangkok on Friday morning before taking his own life; officials say his two grandparents were killed earlier that morning.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 10, 2026, 12:52 a.m. ET
people were killed and injured in shootings at , a high school in , in province north-west of Bangkok, Thailand, and at a family home, according to figures as of Saturday reported by outlets: the Cotswold Journal, the Thurrock Gazette, the Dorset Echo, the Clacton and Frinton Gazette, the Enfield Independent, the Wandsworth Guardian and the North-West Evening Mail. The Cotswold Journal and the Clacton and Frinton Gazette attribute the hospital figures to Thailand's health ministry; the North-West Evening Mail attributes the figures for those in hospital to the health ministry, and the Dorset Echo attributes the figures for those remaining in hospital to the health ministry; the Wandsworth Guardian attributes the injured and hospitalised figure to the Thai health ministry; and the Enfield Independent and the Thurrock Gazette attribute hospital figures to the health ministry while stating that the gunman killed at least . None of the accounts carries more weight than the others. The shooting at the school began at around 10am local time (4am BST) on Friday, the reports state. Accounts of the setting differ in detail: the Cotswold Journal says the school was in session at around 10am; the Wandsworth Guardian reports that students aged mainly 12 to 14 were at the school when the shooting happened at around 10am; the Dorset Echo and the Enfield Independent say the gunman, a 14-year-old schoolboy, opened fire at around 10am; and the Clacton and Frinton Gazette, the Thurrock Gazette and the North-West Evening Mail describe a school day at the high school, with a family home also attacked. Officials said the attacker, a 14-year-old schoolboy, also appeared to have killed his two grandparents at the family home earlier that morning. He is dead, having taken his own life, according to all reports. No name has been supplied for him, and officials have not released the identities of those killed or injured. Early afternoon, all eight bodies were collected from Bangkok's Institute of Forensic Medicine, the reports state. Thailand's health ministry and Bangkok's Institute of Forensic Medicine were among the agencies involved in the response. On the school's closure, the outlets differ only in wording. The North-West Evening Mail and the Enfield Independent report that ; the Clacton and Frinton Gazette, the Dorset Echo, the Thurrock Gazette and the Cotswold Journal report the same suspension dates and instruction, attributed to the school. No motive or cause has been determined, and officials quoted in the reporting have not stated one. The reports date from Saturday, and no further official figures or findings have been reported since; early casualty counts are commonly revised. 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 310 Aug 2026, 04:52current

    Added two further outlets (Thurrock Gazette, Dorset Echo) to the sourcing for the casualty figures, setting and school closure; figures unchanged.

  2. Version 210 Aug 2026, 04:47

    Added two further reporting outlets (Clacton and Frinton Gazette, Wandsworth Guardian), the Wandsworth Guardian's detail that students were aged mainly 12 to 14, and the city of Nonthaburi; condensed to five paragraphs.

  3. Version 110 Aug 2026, 03:28

    First published.

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