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Police present timeline of Debsirin Nonthaburi School shooting that killed five

Officers said the suspect shot himself dead at 10.10am on August 7, and a deputy police commissioner said several factors may have combined; no motive has been established.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 10, 2026, 11:38 p.m. ET

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One of the people killed in the shooting at in the Bang Kruai district of , Thailand, has been identified as Tiwaporn Wanich, a teacher who had been recognised with a certificate as an outstanding teacher two days before the attack, according to Khaosod English, cited in reporting by CNN affiliates. Officials have not released the identities of the others killed, and no further names appear on the record. The shooting began at about 10 a.m. local time on Friday, August 7, 2026, according to CNN. people were killed and injured, according to KTVZ, KRDO, KEYT and KESQ, citing figures given by Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who revised down an earlier toll; those outlets variously described the earlier figure as three teachers and three students. SBS News reported a lower injured figure of , citing national police for the killings and deputy interior minister Polapee Suwunchwee for the injured. The school is a well-known secondary school of about 3,000 students on a busy highway, and classes were in session on Friday morning, according to CNN affiliate reporting; one student described being in an English class when the gunfire began. A student told Khaosod English that pupils crouched on the floor of a darkened, barricaded classroom for minutes while waiting for help. SBS reported that the school is in , bordering Bangkok, and that parents came to collect their children afterwards. In a four-stage reconstruction presented at a case review meeting, police said the suspect arrived at school and took part in the morning flag-raising ceremony, then fatally shot a teacher in Classroom 3/8 on the sixth floor at 9.53am, before moving to Room 565, where two teachers were killed and a student was also shot. Police said that at 9.54am he descended to the fifth floor, inserted a fresh magazine and attempted to continue shooting but his gun reportedly jammed; a uniformed patrol from Plai Bang police station arrived at 10.02am and requested additional support at 10.03am; officers attempted to talk with him and ordered him to stop shooting at 10.08am; and at 10.10am he shot himself dead. CNN reported that the suspect was a 14-year-old student at the school. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the gunman died after turning the weapon on himself; KTVZ attributed that account to officials generally. 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," adding, "As soon as we saw signs of life, we had the team bring a board to carry him to the hospital." Police, emergency responders, Provincial Police Region 1 and Thailand's Ministry of Education responded. No motive has been established. Pol Maj Gen Atthapol Anusit, deputy commissioner of Provincial Police Region 1, said: "We found that several factors may have combined, including family issues, studies, friendships and the consumption of violent content on social media." He added: "Sometimes young people try to tell us about their problems, but we may not pay enough attention. We may not know what they are thinking or searching for, especially when social media is so easily accessible." "It's such a terrible incident," Anutin said. "It should never have happened. How could this happen in our country?"

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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

    First published.

  7. Version 19 Aug 2026, 02:59

    First published.

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