Emergency personnel stand together inside the compound of Debsirin Nonthaburi School, following a shooting incident at the school, in Nonthaburi province on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, Aug 7, 2026. [Photo/Agencies]
At least 7 people have been reported killed and 15 other people injured in a school shooting in Thailand on Friday morning, according to public broadcaster Thai PBS.
The shooting took place at a school in Central Thailand's Nonthaburi province. The fatalities have been listed as three students, three teachers and the suspected shooter. It has been reported that the attacker turned the gun on himself after shooting the students and teachers.
The shooter, wearing a purple tracksuit, fired multiple rounds inside the school, according to a witness at the scene. Initial reports indicated that the attacker was a student, according to Thai PBS, citing Thai Permanent Secretary for the Interior Arsit Sampantharat.
A student who was inside the school said he initially thought there were firecrackers going off or that someone was banging an object.
