Thailand school shooting: seven killed including suspected attacker, police say
A teenage student opened fire at Debsirin Nonthaburi school near Bangkok, killing six people and himself. The attack followed the shooter’s killing of his grandparents earlier that day. Police reported seven fatalities and 15 injuries, and the shooter remained inside the school as authorities responded.
- ▪The shooter, a student, first killed his grandparents before heading to the school.
- ▪At the school, six people were killed and the shooter died, bringing total deaths to seven.
- ▪Fifteen other individuals were wounded in the incident.
- ▪The school, part of the Debsirin network, enrolls about 3,100 students and employs 147 teachers.
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Police and emergency workers at Debsirin Nonthaburi school, Thailand. Photograph: Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenPolice and emergency workers at Debsirin Nonthaburi school, Thailand. Photograph: Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP/Getty ImagesThailandThailand school shooting: seven killed including suspected attacker, police sayAt least 15 other people injured after student opened fire at Debsirin Nonthaburi school, north of BangkokNatasha May in BangkokFri 7 Aug 2026 03.51 EDTFirst published on Fri 7 Aug 2026 00.44 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA Thai teenager killed at least six people and himself at a school outside Bangkok, after fatally shooting his grandparents, in the country’s worst mass shooting since 2022.Seven people were killed in the attack and 15…
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