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Police say 23 injured in shooting at school in Nonthaburi province, Thailand

The shooting was at Debsirin Nonthaburi School, outside Bangkok. The suspect is dead; the death was self-inflicted.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 16, 2026, 8:54 a.m. ET
Police said people were injured in a shooting at in , . The figure was as of , and casualty counts are often revised in the period after an attack. The number of people killed was not available for this report. A witness said students hid inside a classroom while hearing gunshots from another building, until police officers knocked on the door and cleared a way for them to leave. Police and first responders went to the school. The suspect is dead, and the death was . Kiatikhun Verapongpradith, 47, an emergency worker, said: "We rushed up and found that the perpetrator had shot himself in the right side of the head and collapsed. When we got up there, we checked his pulse, he still had one, so we started CPR." Deputy interior minister Suwanchawee described the suspect as a "good kid with good study records." Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said, "This is terrible for something like this to happen," and, "I’m sad for those who died and sad for something like this to happen in our country."

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  1. Version 316 Aug 2026, 12:54current

    Added police figures of five killed and 23 injured from Gulf Daily News as a sourced range against the Daily Star's seven, plus school enrolment, the prime minister's remarks, the self-inflicted manner of the suspect's death, an emergency worker's account and crisis resources.

  2. Version 27 Aug 2026, 14:55

    No new facts; minor wording tightened and headline/dek added.

  3. Version 17 Aug 2026, 13:08

    First published.

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