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Teacher and student killed in shooting at Thai school; father of shooter says 'I'm sorry'

Thai police say they believe "many related factors combined" led to the August 7 shooting at Debsirin Nonthaburi School, where 30 people were injured according to reporting by the Sydney Morning Herald and WAtoday.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 9, 2026, 4:15 a.m. ETWritten Aug 11, 2026, 12:47 a.m. ET

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A teacher and a student were killed and people were injured in a shooting at in , , on Friday, August 7, according to reporting by the Sydney Morning Herald and WAtoday. The injury figure is as reported by those outlets; police have not been reported as giving an overall casualty total. According to those reports, it was an ordinary school day, with the shooting occurring shortly before 10am as the second school period drew to a close. WAtoday reported that students and teachers were in class at the time and that the gunman, a year student, had earlier attended the morning flag-raising assembly, arriving at the school as usual at 6.20am. The Sydney Morning Herald's account describes the day in the same terms without the assembly detail. Reporting says the shooting began before dawn that Friday at the student's home, where his grandfather and grandmother were fatally shot. By 10am, teacher Nanchanatporn Nakplang was dead, the outlets reported. On the afternoon of Saturday, August 8, announced that Naphat Chaima, a year 7 girl, had also died of her wounds in hospital. The shooter is ; officials have not been reported as stating how he died. The cause has not been determined and the investigation is open. Speaking to reporters at Plai Bang Police Station, Police Major General Atthaporn Anusit said: "After investigation and interrogation with various people, we believe there are many related factors combined." He added: "I want to pass on the message to anyone taking care of the youth: We must listen to them. Focus on problem-solving. Sometimes we may ignore them, but now with social media, they can access content on their own … we have to keep a closer look on the youth." That is the police posture on record; no finding has been announced. On Sunday, August , the shooter's father left Plai Bang Police Station after an interview with investigators and said "I'm sorry," the two outlets reported. This is a developing story and figures may be revised.

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