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Shooting at Nonthaburi school in Thailand leaves conflicting death tolls; developing

A 14-year-old is dead after a shooting on Aug. 7 at Debsirin Nonthaburi School northwest of Bangkok, with outlets reporting between five and nine people killed.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 7, 2026, 10:00 p.m. ETWritten Aug 8, 2026, 10:04 p.m. ET
A shooting on Friday, Aug. , 2026, at , in northwest of Bangkok, left several people dead, according to police as reported by The Straits Times and The Epoch Times. The Chiang Rai Times reported the shooting unfolded early that morning. The situation remains developing and figures have not settled. Reported death tolls conflict. The Epoch Times reported people killed, The Straits Times reported , and the Chiang Rai Times reported . Injury figures also conflict: The Straits Times reported injured, while the Chiang Rai Times reported . Officials have not released the identities of those killed or hurt. Accounts of the setting differ as well — The Straits Times described teachers and other school staff present during a school day, the Chiang Rai Times described a normal school day in progress, and The Epoch Times reported that students were at the school and that a fan event organised by supporters of the Thai pop duo TLE Firstone had been due to be held there that day but was cancelled. Police said the shooter, a 14-year-old boy, is dead; The Epoch Times reported police said he killed himself, and The Straits Times described the death as . The Royal Thai Police and local police responded. Separately, the headman of Bangkurad subdistrict, Pannatorn Temrak, said the boy's grandparents were found dead at a residence, describing finding "the grandfather's body downstairs near the kitchen" and the grandmother "upstairs in the bedroom." No motive has been established, and officials have not stated one. The Thai government's public relations department said in a post on X, on behalf of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, that he "has directed relevant agencies to provide immediate and comprehensive support to all those affected." Education Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong said school security would be "significantly strengthened," and The Straits Times reported that education district directors across were meeting on Aug. 8 to discuss enhanced school security and measures to protect students. cancelled classes for the following week, with teachers to work from home and students to stay with their families, according to the Chiang Rai Times.

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