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Thailand School Shooting Leaves at Least Eight Dead
The New York Times • • world
Key Points:
- A student in Thailand killed his grandparents at their home before opening fire at Debsirin Nonthaburi School, resulting in at least seven deaths and over a dozen injuries.
- The shooting took place in the morning northwest of Bangkok and ended when the shooter took his own life.
- Authorities reported six deaths at the school, including five teachers and the gunman, with initial conflicting reports about casualties and the shooter's condition.
- The firearm used was a compact gun registered to the shooter's grandfather, a former government teacher, according to officials.
- Thailand has experienced several recent mass shootings, prompting calls for tighter gun control amid one of Southeast Asia's highest civilian gun ownership rates.
