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Death toll in Thai school shooting rises to eight after 12-year-old girl dies

Thailand's health ministry said the girl, wounded in Friday's shooting at a school in Nonthaburi province, died on Saturday.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 10, 2026, 11:19 p.m. ET
A 12-year-old girl who was wounded in a shooting at , in province north of Bangkok, died on after being treated at a nearby hospital, said. "Another person has passed away... a 12-year-old girl," the ministry said in a statement, as reported by The Peninsula. The school is named in reporting by the New Zealand Herald, which said officials identified the location at level. The shooting took place on Friday, 7 August 2026. The health ministry gave a death toll of , and Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said more than people were injured, according to The Peninsula, with those figures given as of . The New Zealand Herald also attributed the toll of to . As of evening, 14 people remained in hospital, seven of them in critical condition, The Peninsula reported without attributing the figure to a named official. Police said a 14-year-old boy shot his grandparents before a killing spree at his school north of Bangkok and ultimately turned the gun on himself. His death has been described as . Police are among the agencies that responded. Officials have not released the identities of those killed or wounded beyond the age of the girl who died on . The figures above are current only to evening. If you or someone you know is struggling, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24 hours a day: call or text 988.

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  1. Version 211 Aug 2026, 03:19current

    Added the school named in New Zealand Herald reporting and its separate attribution of the toll of eight to Thailand's Health Ministry; noted officials have not released victims' identities.

  2. Version 111 Aug 2026, 00:27

    First published.

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