Student perpetrates deadly shooting at Thailand high school, authorities say
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A student opened fire at a high school in Thailand on Friday, killing at least six and injuring others, police reported.
The attack took place at the Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Nonthaburi province northwest of Bangkok, Royal Thai Police spokesperson Trairong Piwpan indicated to The Associated Press.
A witness told reporters that students hid inside a classroom while they heard gunshots from another building before police officers knocked on the door and cleared a way for them to leave the building.
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Forensic police walk at the scene of the school shooting in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi province, north of Thailand's capital Bangkok, on Aug. 7, 2026. (Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP via Getty Images)
Authorities provided conflicting numbers of casualties in connection with the attack.
Trairong told news broadcaster Channel 3 that the attacker was being hospitalized in serious condition, while 15 other individuals had been hurt, including two in critical condition — he reported that three teachers and three students had been killed.
A policeman holds up a cordon tape after a school shooting in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi province, north of Thailand's capital Bangkok, on Aug. 7, 2026. (Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP via Getty Images)
Thailand Health Minister Pattana Promphat indicated that 22 individuals were hurt with nine in critical condition. Some were hurt due to causes like falls, and it was unclear how many were gunshot victims.
Deputy Interior Minister Polapee Suwunchwee indicated to reporters that five teachers passed away and that the perpetrator took the lives of his two grandparents at home prior to heading to the school. He reported that the attacker died at a hospital.
Emergency responders walk with a stretcher outside a school following a shooting in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi province, north of Thailand's capital Bangkok, on Aug. 7, 2026. (Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP via Getty Images)
Trairong reported that the weapon was thought to have been taken from a member of the shooter's family.
Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.
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