School Shooting in Nonthaburi Leaves 9 Dead
A 12-year-old girl died from gunshot wounds at Thepsirin School in Nonthaburi, bringing the death toll to nine in a shooting carried out by a Grade 9 student who killed his grandparents before attacking the school.
A 12-year-old girl has died from gunshot wounds sustained in a shooting at Thepsirin School in Nonthaburi, bringing the total death toll to nine. On August 7, rescue teams from Bangyai Hospital and Bang Maenang Municipality transported severely injured victims to Phra Nangklao Hospital's emergency department, where the girl was pronounced dead. Two other children, ages 14 and 13, were struck in the torso and remain in critical condition as medical teams work urgently to save them.
Another female student is in shock from the incident. The shooter, a Grade 9 student, had previously used a firearm—belonging to his grandparents—to kill them at home before carrying out the attack at school. The nine confirmed deaths include school administrators Kitthipong Rong (assistant director of student affairs) and Saifun (class secretary); teachers Thiwaporn (guidance counselor), Nannchonathporn (Thai language teacher), and Praphaiporn (mathematics teacher); the 14-year-old shooter; his grandfather, 73; his grandmother, 74; and the 12-year-old girl.
