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Eight killed in shooting at school outside Bangkok, police say

Police say a 14-year-old boy shot dead his grandparents at home and six people at Debsirin Nonthaburi School on Aug 7 before turning the gun on himself. Twenty people were injured.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 9, 2026, 2:49 a.m. ETUpdated Aug 17, 2026, 9:26 p.m. ET
Eight people were killed on Friday, Aug 7, 2026, in a rampage that began at a home in , , and ended at , a school outside Bangkok, police said. According to police, a 14-year-old boy shot dead his grandparents at the home where he lived with them, then killed another six people at his school before turning the gun on himself. people were injured. The suspect is dead, and his death was . Officials have not released the identities of those killed or injured. Police and the Provincial Police Region One are responding to the case. Police said local officers inspected the suspect's family home early on Friday morning and found the front door locked from the outside. Officers broke into the locked home of the boy's grandparents, in the Bang Khu Rat area, where the bodies were found. Police have not said what else the inspection established. Atthapol Anusit, deputy commissioner of the Provincial Police Region One, said: "According to witness interviews, the perpetrator had begun showing interest in studying the use of firearms for some time, about one to two years." He also said: "After examining the PC, it was found that the child had watched social media content involving violence." The Nation reported that internet searches by the 14-year-old about American school shooting incidents began around July 30. Those are lines of inquiry described by police and by reporting; no motive has been established, and officials have announced no finding on why the shooting happened.

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  1. Version 218 Aug 2026, 01:26current

    Added the Aug 7 date, the police account of eight deaths at a home and the school, the 20 injured figure reported by Channel NewsAsia, the self-inflicted death of the suspect, named police statements from Atthapol Anusit, and crisis resources.

  2. Version 111 Aug 2026, 05:03

    First published.

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