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Six killed and 15 injured in shooting at school in Nonthaburi province, Thailand

Police say the situation is under control at Debsirin Nonthaburi School after a shooting on Friday morning, August 7, 2026.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 10:02 a.m. ET
people were killed and injured in a shooting at in , on Friday morning, August 7, 2026, according to , as reported by WTAE, KSBW, WJCL, KMBC, WYFF and KETV. The figures are early and may be revised. It was a school day at the secondary school. WJCL, WTAE and KSBW described it as a well-known school of about 3,000 students; WYFF and KMBC placed the school, with about 3,000 students, on a busy highway in Bang Kruai district. Times of Earth described it as a high school outside Bangkok with students in classrooms. CNN reported that a student opened fire on Friday morning, according to the accounts published by WTAE, KSBW, WJCL, KMBC, WYFF and KETV. About an hour after the shooting, people stood outside the school comforting one another while police and first responders walked around inside, according to an Associated Press report. Thailand's Central Investigation Bureau said the "situation is now under control." Thai police, the Royal Thai Police and the Central Investigation Bureau responded. Officials have not released the identities of those killed or injured. Police have not said what led to the shooting, and no motive has been established. Accounts of the suspected gunman's condition differ and none has been resolved. WTAE, KSBW, WJCL, KMBC, WYFF and KETV each reported, citing Lt. Gen. Trairong, that he remains in critical condition with doctors providing emergency treatment; WJCL, WYFF and KETV reported that earlier accounts quoting police saying he had died were corrected. Rediff and Times of Earth reported that he was , and Rediff reported he was . Details reported so far may change as officials release more information. If you or someone you know is struggling, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24 hours a day: call or text 988.

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Revision history

  1. Version 87 Aug 2026, 14:02current

    Separated the police-response and "under control" statement into its own paragraph and tightened the setting attribution; facts unchanged.

  2. Version 77 Aug 2026, 11:52

    Added the Associated Press account of the scene an hour after the shooting, the Times of Earth description of the setting and its report that the suspect was deceased, and the Royal Thai Police among responding agencies.

  3. Version 67 Aug 2026, 10:52

    Added KMBC as a corroborating source for the casualty toll, school description and the suspect's reported critical condition.

  4. Version 57 Aug 2026, 10:21

    Added WYFF reporting, Rediff's conflicting account that the suspect had died and was believed to have died by suicide, and the crisis resources line.

  5. Version 47 Aug 2026, 10:17

    Added KSBW as a fourth reporting outlet, noted the differing descriptions of the school, and added emergency workers to the responding agencies.

  6. Version 37 Aug 2026, 09:17

    Added WTAE as a third source for the casualty figures and the suspect's reported condition; consolidated the suspect-status paragraph.

  7. Version 27 Aug 2026, 08:33

    Added KETV as a second corroborating source throughout and set out both outlets' accounts of the correction to the suspect's reported condition.

  8. Version 17 Aug 2026, 07:23

    First published.

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