This LIVE has now been closedA teenage suspect killed his grandparents before shooting dead at least six more people at a school near Bangkok on Friday (August 7, 2026), the police said.
Also read: Deaths reported at school shooting in Thailand, officials sayFirst he shot his grandparents dead, using his grandfather’s handgun, before going to a secondary school north of Bangkok where he killed three teachers and three students, the national police said in a statement.
Fifteen injured students were not struck by gunfire but hurt as they were trying to flee, Deputy Interior Minister Polapee Suwunchwee told local broadcaster Thai PBS.
Also read: Thai school shooting incident in February 2026Thailand has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the region, with around 10 million firearms estimated to be in circulation — one for every seven inhabitants.
Those in distress or having suicidal tendencies could seek help and counselling by calling any of the numbers here.
This LIVE has now been closed
A teenage suspect killed his grandparents before shooting dead at least six more people at a school near Bangkok on Friday (August 7, 2026), the police said.
Also read: Deaths reported at school shooting in Thailand, officials say
First he shot his grandparents dead, using his grandfather’s handgun, before going to a secondary school north of Bangkok where he killed three teachers and three students, the national police said in a statement. Fifteen injured students were not struck by gunfire but hurt as they were trying to flee, Deputy Interior Minister Polapee Suwunchwee told local broadcaster Thai PBS.
Also read: Thai school shooting incident in February 2026
Thailand has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the region, with around 10 million firearms estimated to be in circulation — one for every seven inhabitants.
Those in distress or having suicidal tendencies could seek help and counselling by calling any of the numbers here.
