Student Describes Hiding During School Shooting That Killed Seven
A Grade 12 student at Debsirin Nonthaburi School recounted hiding with classmates for 30 minutes during Friday's deadly shooting that killed seven people, describing how they barricaded their classroom door as the gunman passed by.
A student at Debsirin Nonthaburi School has described the terrifying moments he and his classmates hid inside a classroom for nearly 30 minutes during a deadly shooting on Friday that left seven people dead and many others injured.
The Grade 12 student from class M.6/10 told reporters that he was attending an English lesson when he heard several gunshots. At first, he thought the sounds were from someone shooting at birds, so he opened the classroom door to check before returning to his seat.
Shortly afterwards, another student ran in and warned that a teacher had been shot. The class immediately closed the door, locked the classroom and moved to protect themselves.
The student said he looked out of the window and saw the shooter carrying a gun walking down from Building 5 to the ground floor before running toward Building 4, where his classroom was located.
He and his classmates then pushed tables and chairs against the door, turned off the lights, stayed quiet and crouched down while waiting for help. They remained inside for almost half an hour until police arrived and instructed them to leave the area.
"Luckily, no one in our classroom was injured. The shooter only walked past our classroom," he said.
The student said he learned survival techniques from online videos, including how to respond during dangerous situations. He said he did not know the suspect personally but knew he was a younger student at the school.
Although he remains slightly fearful after the incident, he said he would continue attending school and called for stricter measures to check students for weapons.
