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Nine killed in shooting at school in Thailand's Nonthaburi province

Reports conflict on the number of injured at Debsirin Nonthaburi School, where a shooting on 7 August lasted about 40 minutes.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 10, 2026, 10:25 p.m. ET
people were killed in a shooting at in , , on Friday, 7 August 2026, according to Channel NewsAsia. The number of people injured is in dispute: , according to Channel NewsAsia, or , according to the ABC. Neither figure has been reconciled with the other, and casualty counts in incidents of this kind are commonly revised. Students and teachers were at the school during a school day. Channel NewsAsia described a regular school day in progress on Friday morning at a school with more than 3,000 students and nearly 150 teachers; the ABC reported that students were inside classrooms. Both outlets reported the shooting lasted approximately 40 minutes. The ABC reported that one class received instructions to evacuate as police secured parts of the school. Police said the shooting began just before 10am, when the alleged gunman pulled out a gun and started shooting after taking a bus 18km from his grandparents' home. Earlier that morning, the 14-year-old suspect appeared to have killed his two grandparents at the family home. Both outlets reported that he then , and that he is dead. Police, including a specialised unit, responded. The ABC reported the incident is no longer active. Officials have not released the identities of those killed or injured, and neither outlet names them. No motive has been stated, and it has not been reported whether the suspect had any connection to the school.

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  1. Version 211 Aug 2026, 02:25current

    Added ABC reporting: injured figure now a 14–23 range attributed to both outlets, plus the 40-minute duration, the earlier deaths of the suspect's two grandparents, the suspect's age, the classroom evacuation instruction and confirmation the incident is no longer active.

  2. Version 110 Aug 2026, 04:25

    First published.

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