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Five teachers killed in shooting at school north of Bangkok, officials say

Thai police say a 14-year-old boy allegedly killed his grandparents at home before the attack at Debsirin Nonthaburi School on 7 August 2026; injury counts reported by CNN vary.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 9, 2026, 9:00 p.m. ETUpdated Aug 11, 2026, 1:18 a.m. ET
teachers were killed in a shooting at in , in Thailand's Nonthaburi province, according to CNN and Local News 8. Both outlets reported the toll as of , after Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul revised down an earlier count; CNN reported the earlier toll had been given as three teachers and three students. The number injured was reported as more than by both CNN and Local News 8, and as in separate CNN reporting; the outlets differ and the figures remain subject to revision. The shooting began at about 10 a.m. local time on 7 August 2026, according to CNN. CNN described the setting as a school day at a well-known secondary school of about 3,000 students located on a busy highway, with students in classes, including an English class, when the shooting began; Local News 8 described it as a school day in session at the school of about 3,000 students. Police and Provincial Police Region 1 responded. The incident is no longer active. Police said the day's events were a rampage in which a 14-year-old boy allegedly shot dead his grandparents at home before killing another six people at his school. That police account of the number killed at the school differs from the teachers reported by CNN and Local News 8 after the prime minister's revision; both figures are given here as they appear on the record. Officials have not released the identities of those killed. , according to both CNN and Local News 8. Kiatikhun Verapongpradith, an emergency worker who responded to the school, said: "We rushed up and found that the perpetrator had shot himself in the right side of the head and collapsed." He added: "As soon as we saw signs of life, we had the team bring a board to carry him to the hospital." Atthapol Anusit, deputy commissioner of the Provincial Police Region 1, 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," and "After examining the PC, it was found that the child had watched social media content involving violence." Those are statements of what investigators have examined, not findings; no motive has been established and authorities have not said what led to the shooting.

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  1. Version 311 Aug 2026, 05:18current

    Added police account of a 14-year-old suspect allegedly killing his grandparents before the school shooting, investigators' stated lines of examination from Provincial Police Region 1, and the conflicting injured figures (more than 30 vs 20).

  2. Version 28 Aug 2026, 06:42

    Added the earlier toll figure the prime minister revised down (three teachers and three students, per CNN), attributed casualty and setting details to both CNN and Local News 8 including their differing setting descriptions, and added a second quote from the responding emergency worker.

  3. Version 18 Aug 2026, 05:32

    First published.

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