- Multiple fatalities:At least three students and three teachers have been killed in Thailand’s deadliest school shooting in years.
- Other victims:The 14-year-old suspected gunman opened fire at a secondary school in Nonthaburi province, north of Bangkok, after earlier killing his grandparents at their home, where he also lived, police said.
- Suspect dead:The youth turned his weapon on himself and later died, Thailand’s prime minister said. Authorities have yet to determine how the teenager gained access to the weapon, a handgun that police said belonged to his grandfather.
- Gun ownership: Thailand has more firearms per person than most other countries in Southeast Asia, and has the second-highest number of gun homicides in the region, after the Philippines.
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Police gather outside the house where a teenager is suspected of killing his grandparents before carrying out a school shooting in Nonthaburi province, Thailand, on Friday.
The UN children’s agency (UNICEF) has called for better mental health services for children following Friday’s deadly school shooting in Thailand, particularly given the young age of the suspect
“Reports confirm that the perpetrator is a child,” UNICEF said in a statement. “This raises particularly difficult questions for us as a society. As more facts emerge, it is important that we assess what happened today and what can be done to prevent such incidents from happening again.”
Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Yodchanan Wongsawat said Friday a new mental health action plan to support teachers and students would be announced following the shooting
UNICEF suggested improving mental health services for children and “working to make all schools free of all forms of violence, including emotional and physical violence.”
CNN’s Kocha Olarn contributed reporting
The suspected gunman in Friday’s deadly school shooting is dead after turning the weapon on himself, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has said
“I confirm that he decided to take his own life,” Anutin told reporters
The suspect was previously in a critical condition after the shooting at the Debsirin Nonthaburi School, near Bangkok, with doctors providing emergency treatment
Emergency personnel remove the deceased at Debsirin Nonthaburi School following the shooting incident on Friday.
Thailand’s Ministry of Education has expressed “deep sorrow” over the deadly school shooting in Bangkok on Friday as it pledged tighter security measures at schools as well as financial compensation to the victims’ families
“Parents have been asked to make sure their children have returned home safely and to closely monitor their emotional condition,” a statement from the ministry said, adding that the safety and mental well-being of the students, teachers and others affected by the incident was its top priority
According to the ministry, this will include a review of security procedures, particularly measures to prevent weapons and other dangerous items from being brought onto school premises
“A nationwide meeting with education district directors has been ordered for tomorrow to discuss enhanced school security and measures to protect students,” it said
The ministry also announced financial assistance to the families of those who were killed and injured in the shooting, including 20,000 Thai Baht (USD $600) for each victim who lost their life, and 5,000 Thai Baht (USD $150) for each person who sustained injuries
Several people, including three teachers and three students, were killed on Friday after a teenage gunman opened fire at his school on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand
One 18-year-old student said he initially thought the gunshots were firecrackers going off, saying it “started getting more frequent, like ‘bang, bang, bang’ and then it went quiet at one point. And the shooting started again.”
The video below shows footage of students evacuating the building
Students evacuate campus in Bangkok following school shooting
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Students evacuate campus in Bangkok following school shooting
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‘A Really Surreal Day’: CNN Producer describes fear after deadly school shooting in Thailand
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‘A Really Surreal Day’: CNN Producer describes fear after deadly school shooting in Thailand
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There is a “really sad atmosphere” at the Thai school where Friday’s deadly shooting occurred, as parents attempt to comfort their children amid the chaos, one parent said
Cripps said her son was in Japan competing in a sporting event but called her in a panic. He said “there was a shooting at his school. The kids were told to lock down in their classrooms, and he obviously was very upset,” she recounted
Debsirin Nonthaburi School, where the shooting took place, has been temporarily closed due to the incident, according to Thailand’s Ministry of Education
Parents of students at the school have been asked to monitor their children for signs of anxiety, according to a note sent to parents. “The school is very concerned about the state of mind of students and parents,” the note said
Student recalls hearing gunshots as classmates scramble for safety in Thai school shooting
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One student has described the moment a fellow pupil ran into their classroom and informed them that a teacher had been shot, during Friday’s deadly shooting
Speaking to local media, the student said he initially heard what he thought was someone shooting at birds during his English class at Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Bangkok, and he opened the classroom door to check before closing it again
Shortly after, another child ran in to inform them of the shooting. The class immediately closed the door and scrambled to barricade the room, pushing tables and chairs against the door and turning off the lights. Looking out of the classroom window, the student said he saw the shooter, who was also a student at the school, carrying a gun and walking to the building where his class was located
Those inside the room crouched down on the floor in the darkness, waiting for help for 30 minutes
Meanwhile, an 18-year-old student said he initially thought the gunshots were firecrackers going off
‘This is horrible’: Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul condemns deadly school shooting
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‘This is horrible’: Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul condemns deadly school shooting
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Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he was “very sad” about Friday’s deadly school shooting, adding that it “shouldn’t have happened.”
Asked if he had anything to say to the families of the deceased, he said he was “very sad that this has happened. I’m not only sad for the deceased, I’m sad by the fact that this kind of incident could happen in our country.”
Anutin added that the incident shows “why the government does not permit the extension of firearms possession.”
Several people, including children, have been killed after a teenage gunman opened fire at his school on the outskirts of Bangkok on Friday
Images show children running out of the Debsirin Nonthaburi School and emergency personnel gathering at the scene, helping those who were wounded
One unnamed rescue worker told the Reuters news agency that “it was total chaos” when they arrived at the scene, where they administered first aid to students who had wounds to their back, chest and arms
Students run as they evacuate from Debsirin Nonthaburi School after a shooting incident at the school in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday August 7.
Students, emergency personnel and other people stand outside Debsirin Nonthaburi School.
An injured teacher lies in an ambulance at Debsirin Nonthaburi School.
A schoolgirl cries outside her school after the shooting.
The wife of a teacher who was killed in a school shooting is led to an ambulance.
Students’ belongings are left at the scene of a school shooting as forensic police walk past.
A photo appears to show the shooter’s gun, inside the school building.
Gun ownership in Thailand is relatively high compared with other countries in Southeast Asia
There were more than 10.3 million civilian-owned firearms in Thailand, or around 15 guns for every 100 people, according to 2017 data from the Switzerland-based Small Arms Survey (SAS)
Thailand ranks as the Southeast Asian country with the second-highest number of gun homicides after the Philippines, according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington’s 2019 Global Burden of Disease database
In February, a teacher died and a student was wounded in southern Thailand’s Hat Yai district after a gunman opened fire at a school. In 2022, 36 people were killed, 24 of them children, in a massacre at a childcare center in the northeast, believed to be the country’s deadliest incident of its kind
Students shelter in place as audible gunfire heard during school shooting in Bangkok
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A teenage gunman went on a rampage at a high school in Thailand on Friday, killing at least six people, including three teachers and three students, police said, in one of the country’s deadliest school shootings in recent years
The suspected gunman, 14, stormed the school after allegedly killing his grandmother and grandfather in their home, according to police
Using what police said was his grandfather’s handgun, the suspect opened fire at Debsirin Nonthaburi School, a well-known secondary school of about 3,000 students, located on a busy highway in the Bang Kruai district of Nonthaburi province, north of Bangkok
At least six people at the school were fatally shot, three of them students and three teachers, police spokesperson Lieutenant General Trairong Phiwphan said
More than 20 other people were wounded, with nine in a critical condition. The youngest victim was just 12 years old, authorities said
