A 12-year-old girl has been confirmed dead in a school shooting north of the Thai capital Bangkok on Friday, which which also claimed the lives of five teachers and marked one of the country’s deadliest such incidents in recent years.
Her death brings the total death toll from the attack to eight, including the suspected gunman’s grandparents.
The 14-year-old suspect stormed the Debsirin Nonthaburi School, where he was also a student, on Friday morning local time, before turning the gun on himself. Police said he also killed his grandmother and grandfather in their home, where he also lived.
On Saturday, local authorities said a 12-year-old female student died from her injuries, marking the first confirmed child to have been killed in the attack.
The high school released a statement as the news of her death was announced, expressing “deepest condolences and profound sorrow” over her passing.
