Thailand high school shooting leaves at least 6 dead, 15 injured, officials say
Updated on: August 7, 2026 / 7:50 AM EDT / CBS/AFP Nonthaburi, Thailand — A 14-year-old boy in Thailand, described as "troubled" and "bullied" by a classmate, killed his grandparents before shooting five more people dead at a high school on Friday, police said. First he shot his two grandparents, using his grandfather's handgun, then went to the school in Nonthaburi province, outside Bangkok, and killed five school staff members, national police said in a statement. The 14-year-old also died, the statement said, with a police official telling AFP he had died by suicide. Officials earlier gave a higher death toll and initially said students were among the victims. The shooter was identified by local media as a student of the school.
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A local police chief said at the time that the suspect was hospitalized for psychiatric treatment in December and had been discharged. Thai police shot and arrested a teenager who opened fire at a school in the south of the country in February, killing the principal and wounding two students.
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Nonthaburi, Thailand โ 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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Updated on: August 7, 2026 / 7:50 AM EDT / CBS/AFP Nonthaburi, Thailand — A 14-year-old boy in Thailand, described as "troubled" and "bullied" by a classmate, killed his grandparents before shooting five more people dead at a high school on Friday, police said. First he shot his two grandparents, using his grandfather's handgun, then went to the school in Nonthaburi province, outside Bangkok, and killed five school staff members, national police said in a statement. The 14-year-old also died, the statement said, with a police official telling AFP he had died by suicide. Officials earlier gave a higher death toll and initially said students were among the victims. The shooter was identified by local media as a student of the school.
