WorldAn air gun was confiscated last year from the 14-year-old boy accused in a school shooting outside Bangkok that left several people dead, police said Sunday as the Thai government promised new safety protocols for schools and the total death toll rose to nine.Death toll rises to at least 9, including the shooter, after schoolgirl dies in hospitalThomson Reuters · Posted: Aug 09, 2026 8:24 AM EDT | Last Updated: 26 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.People offer prayers at the gate of Debsirin Nonthaburi School, a day after the shooting at the school in Nonthaburi province, Thailand, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (Sakchai Lalit/The Associated Press)An air gun was confiscated last year from the 14-year-old boy accused in a school shooting outside Bangkok that left several people dead, police said Sunday as the Thai government promised new safety protocols for schools.The boy had also watched violent content online and used social media to learn how to use a firearm, according to police.The boy is charged with killing his grandparents at home Friday before shooting another six people at his ​school and then turning the gun on himself. The death toll rose to at least nine, including the shooter, after a 12-year-old died in hospital.12-year-old girl dies from critical wounds following Thailand shooting, bringing death toll to at least 8"According to witness interviews, the perpetrator ​had begun showing interest in studying the use of firearms for ⁠some time, about one ⁠to two years," Atthapol Anusit, ‌deputy commissioner of the Provincial Police Region 1, told reporters.Atthapol, who said police had so far interviewed 17 witnesses, said a knife had also been found in the boy's bag and other evidence ⁠found at the crime scenes included a firearm, spent cartridge cases and a personal computer."After examining the PC, it was found that the child had watched ‌social media content involving violence," the deputy commissioner said, adding there was no evidence yet that he had practised shooting.WATCH | 8 dead including teachers, shooter's grandparents:Thailand shooting rampage: 8 dead including teachers, shooter's grandparentsAugust 7|Duration 2:05Police in Thailand say a teenage shooter killed his grandparents, five teachers and staff and then himself at a school outside Bangkok on Friday. Thailand's prime minister is promising tighter gun carry laws in the wake of the country's second school shooting this year.He said that last year, a teacher had confiscated a BB gun, a type ​of air gun, that the boy took to school. The boy had lived with his grandparents ⁠for 12 years after his parents had separated, Atthapol said.The Ministry of ⁠Education said it would develop new safety protocols over the next three ⁠months, ⁠including mental health screenings and ​a system to refer at-risk people to specialists, drills for emergency response plans, a ​drive to stamp ⁠out bullying and better detection to stop items from being taken into schools. Along with those who died, more than 20 people were injured in Thailand's worst mass shooting since 2022 that has reignited debate over firearms control in Southeast Asia's largest gun-owning ⁠nation.