A 14-year-old student in Thailand opened fire at a school near Bangkok, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 23, according to local authorities. The incident occurred on Friday, August 7, at Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Nonthaburi province, northwest of the capital, as reported by multiple news outlets (nst.com.my). The shooter, believed to be a student at the school, first killed his grandparents at their home earlier that morning before proceeding to the school, where he shot and killed five staff members and students, officials said (news.google.com).
The attack began around 10 a.m. when the teenager fired at the school, prompting students to barricade classrooms and turn off lights to avoid detection, according to a local news source (illawarramercury.com.au). The shooter later turned the gun on himself, ending the rampage. At least one additional victim, a 12-year-old girl, died from critical wounds on Saturday, bringing the total death toll to eight (arabnews.pk).
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has vowed to review and tighten gun laws in response to the tragedy, though details of proposed reforms remain unclear (toronto.citynews.ca). Family members of the victims collected the bodies of the deceased from a Bangkok morgue on Saturday, as the nation mourns the deadliest school shooting since 2022 (ca.news.yahoo.com).
