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Five killed, about 30 injured in shooting at Thai secondary school

Thailand's prime minister revised the death toll on Friday after a shooting at Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Nonthaburi province.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 8, 2026, 8:27 p.m. ET
people were killed and injured in a shooting at , a secondary school of about 3,000 students in the , Thailand, on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, according to figures reported by kvia.com, keyt.com, ktvz.com and kesq.com carrying CNN's coverage. CNN reported the shooting began at about 10 a.m. local time, during the school day, while classes were in session; a student heard the shooting from his English class, and students were told to lock down in their classrooms. The toll has been revised, and accounts of it differ. An earlier count said three teachers and three students had been killed, a figure Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul revised later on Friday, according to ktvz.com and kesq.com; keyt.com and kvia.com reported that the prime minister's revised toll was teachers killed. On the injured, the outlets give a figure of , while keyt.com reported CNN put the number at more than and kvia.com reported more than people injured. Officials have not released the identities of those killed or injured. "My son called me from Japan in a panic, telling me that he'd heard there was a shooting at his school. The kids were told to lock down in their classrooms, and he obviously was very upset," said Karla Cripps, CNN's senior travel producer. Police and Thailand's Ministry of Education are responding. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the gunman died after he turned the weapon on himself; CNN reported the suspected gunman was 14 and was also a student at the school. An emergency worker who treated the wounded gunman, Kiatikhun Verapongpradith, said: "We rushed up and found that the perpetrator had shot himself in the right side of the head and collapsed. As soon as we saw signs of life, we had the team bring a board to carry him to the hospital." Officials have not stated a motive, and no explanation for the attack has been established. The details above reflect what officials and reporting had established as of . 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 49 Aug 2026, 00:27current

    Added kesq.com as a fourth corroborating outlet for the toll and revision, and appended the crisis resource line.

  2. Version 38 Aug 2026, 06:37

    Added kvia.com as a third source for the location, timeline and toll figures, including its account of the revised five-teacher toll and more than 30 injured.

  3. Version 28 Aug 2026, 06:24

    Added keyt.com reporting that the prime minister's revised toll was five teachers killed and that CNN put the injured at more than 30, presented as a sourced range alongside the earlier count; added the emergency worker's full quote.

  4. Version 18 Aug 2026, 05:19

    First published.

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