Thai Enquirer
Eight killed in Thailand’s deadliest school shooting in years
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Eight people were killed and 23 others injured after a 14-year-old student carried out a shooting at Debsirin Nonthaburi School on Friday before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, marking Thailand’s deadliest school shooting in years. The dead included four teachers, including a deputy school director, one school staff member, the student’s two grandparents and the shooter.
Key facts
- at the school in Bang Kruai district, northwest of Bangkok
- Department of Juvenile Observation and Protection data show 14,331 juveniles entered the justice system for drug offences between 2022 and 2026, followed by 11,827 offences involving life and bodily harm, 10,791 property crimes and 5,846
- Thursday’s attack was the second school shooting in Thailand this year and the deadliest mass killing since the 2022 Nong Bua Lamphu childcare centre massacre, in which 36 people, including 24 children, were killed
- It also follows the 2023 Siam Paragon mall shooting, in which a 14-year-old boy killed three people
Summary
The shooting began shortly after 10 a.m. at the school in Bang Kruai district, northwest of Bangkok. Teachers locked down classrooms and evacuated students as police and emergency responders rushed to the campus, which has about 3,000 students. Rescue workers attempted to resuscitate the student after he shot himself, but he later died. Police subsequently secured the scene and launched a forensic investigation.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul later visited the school with senior cabinet ministers and National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Kitrat Phanphet to receive a briefing from investigators and education officials. Earlier in the day, Anutin said the attack reinforced the government’s policy of tightening gun controls, adding that his administration would seek amendments to strengthen firearms laws and strictly enforce existing restrictions on carrying guns.