{"id":31119,"date":"2026-08-07T13:36:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T08:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=31119"},"modified":"2026-08-07T13:36:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T08:36:51","slug":"student-kills-6-after-killing-grandparents-near-bangkok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=31119","title":{"rendered":"Student kills 6 after killing grandparents near Bangkok"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"anchor-e70062\" class=\"body-graf\">BANGKOK \u2014 A gunman shot and killed his grandparents before killing six people and himself at a school outside Bangkok on Friday, authorities in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/asia\/thailand-cambodia-keep-fighting-contested-border-ahead-expected-trump-rcna248581\" target=\"_blank\">Thailand<\/a> said, in the Southeast Asian nation\u2019s worst mass killing since 2022.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-1164b6\" class=\"body-graf\">Three teachers and three students were killed<strong> <\/strong>in the shooting at Debsirin Nonthaburi School in the Bang Kruai district of Nonthaburi province, north of Bangkok, according to police. At least 15 others were injured, including two in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-84a905\" class=\"body-graf\">Police said the gunman, whom they identified as a student, had fired at least 26 rounds and that 34 other rounds of ammunition were found at the scene. They said they had recovered a 9mm handgun believed to belong to his grandfather.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii\" id=\"anchor-7a9340\"><picture class=\"styles_image__i32F7\" data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"fit\" data-original-height=\"1000\" data-original-width=\"1500\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-08\/260807-thailand-shooting-mb-0713-6cbc2d.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-08\/260807-thailand-shooting-mb-0713-6cbc2d.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-08\/260807-thailand-shooting-mb-0713-6cbc2d.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-08\/260807-thailand-shooting-mb-0713-6cbc2d.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-08\/260807-thailand-shooting-mb-0713-6cbc2d.jpg\" alt=\"Thailand School Shooting\" height=\"1000\" width=\"1500\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__TCewG\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Parents collecting their children from the Debsirin Nonthaburi School following a shooting on Friday.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Sakchai Lalit \/ AP Photo\/Sakchai Lalit<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"anchor-1449b2\" class=\"body-graf\">One 18-year-old student told Reuters that at first he thought he was hearing firecrackers.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-20e65f\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cThen it started getting more frequent, like \u2018bang, bang, bang\u2019 and then it went quiet at one point,\u201d the unnamed student said. \u201cAnd the shooting started again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-6466bc\" class=\"body-graf\">In a statement, the school said the shooting had \u201cshaken the hearts\u201d of students, parents, teachers and others.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-0d9b4b\" class=\"body-graf\">The government said Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul had directed relevant agencies to provide immediate and comprehensive support to all those affected.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-828dd0\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cWe rushed to care for the injured and I have dispatched the relevant personnel to handle the situation at the site,\u201d he told reporters. \u201cThis is very terrible, it is something that should not have happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-a53f13\" class=\"body-graf\">It is the second school shooting in Thailand this year. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-d87746\" class=\"body-graf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/asia\/teacher-dies-thailand-school-shooting-rcna258689\" target=\"_blank\">One teacher was killed<\/a> and a student was injured in February at a school in the southern district of Hat Yai.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-0f9647\" class=\"body-graf\">In recent years there has been a series of deadly shootings at schools and other locations in Thailand, where gun ownership is common. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-bb95dc\" class=\"body-graf\">Last year, six people were killed when a man <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/asia\/six-killed-bangkok-market-gunman-opens-fire-rcna221422\" target=\"_blank\">opened fire at a Bangkok market<\/a> before taking his own life.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-bc2617\" class=\"body-graf\">In 2023, a 14-year-old killed two people and injured five others in a shooting at a luxury mall in Bangkok. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-3dc53a\" class=\"body-graf\">The previous year, a former police officer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/mass-shooting-kindergarden-thailand-police-confirm-rcna50974\" target=\"_blank\">killed 36 people<\/a> during a three-hour shooting and stabbing spree in the country\u2019s northeast. Among his victims were 22 children he stabbed at a day care center. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-d4a179\" class=\"body-graf\">A Thai soldier also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/thai-soldier-kills-least-10-shooting-rampage-police-say-n1132966\" target=\"_blank\">killed 29 people<\/a> in a shooting rampage in the northeastern city of Nakhon Ratchasima in 2020.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-23b498\" class=\"body-graf\">After the 2023 mall shooting, Anutin, who was interior minister at the time, enacted a one-year ban on the issue of new personal gun licenses and suspended public carry permits, among other gun control measures. The suspension of public carry permits was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationthailand.com\/blogs\/news\/policy\/40062776\" target=\"_blank\">extended earlier this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-7e3ef3\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cThis is the reason why the government doesn\u2019t allow arm carrying and extension of gun licenses,\u201d Anutin said Friday. \u201cThis is the reason why.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-bb2a63\" class=\"body-graf\">As of 2017 Thai civilians were estimated to possess about 10.3 million firearms, or about 15 per 100 residents, according to the Small Arms Survey, a Swiss group that favors gun control. 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