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Thai school names teacher and student killed in Aug. 7 shooting

Debsirin Nonthaburi School said year 7 student Naphat Chaima died of her wounds a day after teacher Nanchanatporn Nakplang was killed; reported death tolls differ.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 9, 2026, 4:15 a.m. ETWritten Aug 11, 2026, 1:19 a.m. ET

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Two of the people killed in the Aug. 7 shooting at in , , have been identified. Teacher Nanchanatporn Nakplang was dead by 10am on Friday, Aug. 7, and on the afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 8 the school announced that Naphat Chaima, a year 7 girl, had also succumbed to her wounds in hospital. The number killed is reported differently by different outlets: , according to the Brisbane Times, and , according to the Chiang Rai Times. Thirty people were injured, according to the Brisbane Times, WAtoday and The Sydney Morning Herald. Officials have not released the names of the other people killed, including two grandparents of the 14-year-old year student who authorities say were shot at his home before dawn on Friday, Aug. 7. According to the Brisbane Times, WAtoday and the Herald, it was an ordinary school day: the student arrived at 6.20am as usual and took part in the morning flag-raising assembly, and the shooting began shortly before 10am as the second school period drew to a close, when he produced a handgun from his bag. The Chiang Rai Times described the setting simply as a school day at the 14-year-old's secondary school outside Bangkok. Police say the student is dead; the Herald reported he , and the Chiang Rai Times described the injury as . A cause or motive has not been determined. Speaking to reporters at Plai Bang Police Station on Sunday, Aug. , 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." The shooter's father left the same station on Sunday after an interview with investigators and said, "I'm sorry."

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