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Student Opens Fire at Thai School; Seven Dead Including Gunman
Something very sad happened at a school in Thailand.
On Friday, a student brought a gun to Debsirin Nonthaburi School and started shooting.
The school is near the big city of Bangkok.
Police officers and doctors hurried to the school to help the people there.
At least seven people died, including the student who did the shooting.
Fifteen other people were hurt and taken to hospitals.
Teachers and students were among the people who died.
Right now, nobody knows exactly why the student did this.
This was the second school shooting in Thailand this year.
In past years, Thailand has also seen deadly shootings at a daycare centre, a shopping centre, and other public places.
A student opened fire Friday at Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Thailand's Nonthaburi province, northwest of Bangkok.
At least seven people were killed, including the suspected shooter, and 15 were injured, a national police official said.
Both teachers and students were among the dead, Education Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong told Reuters.
An Interior Ministry official initially said the shooter was a student who remained inside the school; Reuters reported the gunman turned the gun on himself.
It was Thailand's second school shooting this year after a February attack in the south killed a teacher.
- Who
- A student at Debsirin Nonthaburi School who opened fire; officials including Education Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong, police spokesman Lt. Col. Trirong Phophan (also identified as Trairong Piwpan), and Interior Ministry permanent secretary Arsit Sampantharat responded.
- What
- A school shooting that killed at least seven people, including the suspected shooter, and injured 15 others.
- Where
- Debsirin Nonthaburi School, on the northwestern outskirts of Bangkok in Nonthaburi province, Thailand.
- When
- Friday, August 7; the year was not specified in the articles.
- Why
- The motive was not stated in the articles.
Key facts
- Location
- Debsirin Nonthaburi School, Nonthaburi province, northwest of Bangkok, Thailand
- Date
- Friday, August 7 (year not specified in reports)
- Deaths
- At least 7, including the suspected shooter, per Reuters
- Injured
- 15
- Shooter
- A student at the school; Reuters reported he turned the gun on himself
- Victims
- Both teachers and students
- School enrollment
- About 3,100 students and 147 teachers in the 2025 academic year
- Earlier shooting
- A February shooting at a southern Thai high school killed a teacher (AP reported one dead and two injured)
Quotes
18‑year‑old student
Perpetrator who opened fire at Debsirin Nonthaburi School
“I didn’t think it was a gun at first, there were many shots: bang bang bang. Then it went quiet. Then it started again.”
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Emergency worker Kiatikhun Verapongpradith
Medical responder at Debsirin Nonthaburi School
“We gave CPR for about 30 minutes and rushed her to the hospital as we could not get her heart rate up, but we tried our best.”
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Sources
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