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Death toll from Thai school shooting reported at eight to nine; police to announce preliminary findings

Officials have not released the identities of those killed after the August 7 shooting at Debsirin Nonthaburi School, north-west of Bangkok.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 10, 2026, 9:17 p.m. ET
Between and people were killed in a shooting at in , on the morning of , August 7, 2026, according to conflicting reports: killed as reported by Australian Associated Press via the Canberra Times and by DW, and as of , reported by Free Malaysia Today citing the province's public relations department, which cited the ministry of public health in a Facebook post. Injury figures also differ: injured according to the Canberra Times and Free Malaysia Today, and according to DW, attributed to on . The Canberra Times reporting says people remain hospitalised, of whom seven remain in critical condition on Saturday. Officials have not released the identities of those killed or injured. The shooting happened during a school day at what the Canberra Times describes as a co-educational state school with about 3,000 students enrolled aged 12 to 18. DW reported that students, teachers and other workers present were evacuated. Thailand's Prime Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, said: "It's such a terrible incident. It should never have happened." The Australian Associated Press article reported that a 14-year-old student opened fire at the school, north-west of Bangkok, on morning. Officials said that earlier the same morning the 14-year-old appeared to have killed his two grandparents at the family home. The suspect is and, according to the Canberra Times and DW, . No motive has been stated, and the incident is no longer active. Thai police said they summoned several students and teachers from the school for investigation on Saturday, and that a press conference would be held Sunday to announce preliminary investigation results. Responding agencies included the health ministry, Bangkok's Institute of Forensic Medicine, Thai police, the Province public relations department, rescue workers and emergency doctors. The school said it posted a message on Facebook on seeking blood donations for two students. On the school's response, the Canberra Times report carries two formulations: that ; and that classes were suspended between August 10-14, with staff instructed to work from home. Neither is preferred here. On Saturday morning, a few mourners laid flowers at the gate of the school, the Australian Associated Press article reported.

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Revision history

  1. Version 711 Aug 2026, 01:17current

    Added the competing death toll of nine (Free Malaysia Today, citing provincial PR department and health ministry) and DW's figure of 30 injured, the August 7 date, the Thai prime minister's statement, and police summoning students and teachers ahead of a Sunday preliminary-findings press conference.

  2. Version 611 Aug 2026, 00:18

    Added the Saturday hospital status — 14 hospitalised, seven in critical condition — to the dek and lead, and noted the school's location northwest of Bangkok.

  3. Version 510 Aug 2026, 06:23

    Reviewed against the latest Saturday reporting; casualty figures unchanged, setting and school-response wording tightened.

  4. Version 410 Aug 2026, 06:13

    Removed a crisis helpline number that was not present in the fact set; no changes to reported figures or attribution.

  5. Version 310 Aug 2026, 06:09

    Condensed the duplicated setting-wording paragraph into the lead and tightened the school-response section; figures and attributions unchanged.

  6. Version 210 Aug 2026, 05:52

    Added the school's Friday Facebook appeal for blood donations for two students and Bangkok's Institute of Forensic Medicine among responding agencies; tightened the setting and school-closure attributions.

  7. Version 110 Aug 2026, 05:23

    First published.

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