Several dead in Thailand high school shooting after suspect kills grandparents
Nonthaburi, Thailand — A student shot several people at a high school outside Bangkok on Friday, killing at least six and wounding several others, police said.The shooting happened at the Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Nonthaburi province northwest of the national capital, Royal Thai Police spokesperson Trairong Piwpan told The Associated Press. Authorities gave conflicting information on the casualties that could not immediately be reconciled.Trairong told news broadcaster Channel 3 the shooter was being hospitalized in serious condition. He said three teachers and three students were killed and 15 others were injured, two critically. Health Minister Pattana Promphat said 22 people were injured with nine in critical condition. Some were injured from causes such as falls, and it wasn't clear how many were shot.
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In February, a 17-year-old stole a gun from police and opened fire at a public high school in southern Thailand, briefly taking people hostage in a two-hour attack that killed one person and injured two others.