5 dead in Thailand high school shooting after suspect kills grandparents
The body of a school shooting victim is carried out of the school premises in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi province, north of the Thai capital Bangkok, on…
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The body of a school shooting victim is carried out of the school premises in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi province, north of the Thai capital Bangkok, on August 7, 2026. — AFP pic First Published: Friday, 07 Aug 2026 7:42 PM MYT NONTHABURI, Aug 7 — A 14-year-old boy in Thailand, described as “troubled” and “bullied” by a classmate, killed his grandparents before shooting dead five more people at a school on Friday, police said. The 14-year-old perpetrator also died, the statement said, with a police official telling AFP he had killed himself. In February, a 17-year-old stole a gun from police and opened fire at a public high school in southern Thailand, briefly taking people hostage in a two-hour attack that killed one person and injured two others.
Furthermore, First he shot dead his two grandparents, using his grandfather’s handgun, then went to a secondary school in Nonthaburi province, bordering Bangkok, and killed five school staff, national police said in a statement. Piwpan said the motive was still being investigated.
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The body of a school shooting victim is carried out of the school premises in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi province, north of the Thai capital Bangkok, on August 7, 2026. — AFP pic First Published: Friday, 07 Aug 2026 7:42 PM MYT NONTHABURI, Aug 7 — A 14-year-old boy in Thailand, described as “troubled” and “bullied” by a classmate, killed his grandparents before shooting dead five more people at a school on Friday, police said.
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The 14-year-old perpetrator also died, the statement said, with a police official telling AFP he had killed himself.
according to Malay MailIn February, a 17-year-old stole a gun from police and opened fire at a public high school in southern Thailand, briefly taking people hostage in a two-hour attack that killed one person and injured two others.
according to CBS News — LatestFirst he shot dead his two grandparents, using his grandfather’s handgun, then went to a secondary school in Nonthaburi province, bordering Bangkok, and killed five school staff, national police said in a statement.
according to Malay MailPiwpan said the motive was still being investigated.
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