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Five killed in shooting at school in Nonthaburi province, Thailand

Thailand's prime minister said five people were killed at Debsirin Nonthaburi School on Friday, August 7, 2026, with injury figures differing between officials.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 8, 2026, 10:27 p.m. ET

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people were killed in a shooting at , in the Bang Kruai district of , Thailand, on Friday, August 7, 2026, according to figures given by Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul as reported by ktvz.com, kesq.com, krdo.com and keyt.com. All four outlets reported that the prime minister revised down an earlier toll, and that the figures were stated ; keyt.com reported the earlier toll had been three teachers and three students. sbs.com.au attributed the killings to the national police. The number of injured is in dispute: , as reported by ktvz.com, krdo.com and keyt.com from the prime minister's figures, and , reported by sbs.com.au and attributed to deputy interior minister Polapee Suwunchwee. Counts in the hours after an attack are frequently revised. It was a school day. is a well-known secondary school of about 3,000 students, located on a busy highway, and students were in classes on Friday morning when the shooting began, according to ktvz.com, krdo.com and keyt.com; kesq.com reported that a student described being in his English class when it started. sbs.com.au described the school as being in , bordering Bangkok, and reported that parents came to pick up children afterwards. CNN reported the shooting began at about 10 a.m. local time, and that the suspect, a 14-year-old who was also a student at the school, entered the building on Friday morning. A student told Khaosod English that pupils crouched on the floor in a darkened, barricaded classroom for minutes while waiting for help. , according to ktvz.com; kesq.com, krdo.com and keyt.com attributed that account to Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul. All outlets reported the suspect is dead. Police, Thailand's Ministry of Education and emergency responders responded. An emergency worker who responded to the scene, Kiatikhun Verapongpradith, described the response: "As soon as we saw signs of life, we had the team bring a board to carry him to the hospital." The prime minister said: "It's such a terrible incident. It should never have happened. How could this happen in our country?" Officials have not released the identities of those killed or injured. No motive has been established, and the reasons for the attack have not been determined. The situation remains developing and figures may change.

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Revision history

  1. Version 49 Aug 2026, 02:27current

    Added sbs.com.au reporting: competing injured figure of 15 from deputy interior minister Polapee Suwunchwee, national police as source for the killings, parents collecting children, and the prime minister's quote.

  2. Version 39 Aug 2026, 01:50

    Added keyt.com as a fourth reporting outlet, the earlier toll it reported (three teachers and three students) and a student account via Khaosod English of 30 minutes barricaded in a classroom.

  3. Version 311 Aug 2026, 03:38current

    Added the police four-stage reconstruction timeline and Provincial Police Region 1 deputy commissioner's statement on possible contributing factors, reported by the Bangkok Post.

  4. Version 29 Aug 2026, 03:08

    Added the on-record account from emergency responder Kiatikhun Verapongpradith and SBS's description of the school's location bordering Bangkok.

  5. Version 29 Aug 2026, 00:58

    Added krdo.com as a third corroborating source for the casualty figures, the school-day setting and the account of the gunman's death.

  6. Version 19 Aug 2026, 00:38

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  7. Version 19 Aug 2026, 02:59

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