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Nine killed in shooting at school in Bang Bua Thong, Thailand

Police said the 14-year-old shooter died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a shooting that began at a house before dawn on 7 August and continued at Debsirin Nonthaburi School.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 7, 2026, 9:53 p.m. ETWritten Aug 20, 2026, 6:00 p.m. ET
people were killed and injured in a shooting on 7 August 2026 that ended at in , on the outskirts of Bangkok. The investigation remains open and details may change. A Thai police official said the shooting began at around 5am local time, when a 14-year-old boy killed his grandparents at their two-storey house. According to the police account, the boy's first class of the day began at 8:30am and a second class at :20am; about half an hour into that second class he drew out a gun and began shooting at the school. Police said they received a call about a shooting at :57am, and at around 10:40am found the teenager on the fourth floor, where police said he had turned the gun on himself. Police Colonel Thadsakorn Konthong, superintendent of Police Station, said: "The firearm and the bullets belonged to the grandfather." He said an initial inspection "found signs that the firearm had been searched for inside the grandfather's bedroom". Police Station, Thai police and forensic police responded. No cause or motive has been determined; Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said of the boy, "He was stressed from his studies." Officials have not released the identities of those killed or injured. Emergency worker Kiatikhun Verapongpradith described the response: "We were evaluating the sort of weapons he had. Therefore, we could not rush inside. The police then took a team with shields up there." Mr Anutin said: "This is terrible for something like this to happen. I'm sad for those who died and sad for something like this to happen in our country." He added: "As much as possible, we have to create an atmosphere of safety."

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