Deaths reported, at least 10 wounded in Thailand school shooting

Asia Police identified the perpetrator as a student. Emergency workers stand near an ambulance outside of Debsirin Nonthaburi School, the site of a shooting incident, in Bang Kruai district in Nonthaburi province on the outskirts of Bangkok on Aug 7, 2026. (Photo: Reuters/Chalinee Thirasupa) 07 Aug 2026 11:36AM (Updated: 07 Aug 2026 12:09PM) BANGKOK: An unconfirmed number of people were killed and at least 10 students were wounded when a student opened fire at a school in Thailand north of Bangkok on Friday (Aug 7), authorities said.Lt Col Pasakorn Chaitawiwong, the head of the Plai Bang subdistrict police department, told Reuters the number of deaths was still unknown.The incident took place in the Bang Kruai district of Nonthaburi province. Police identified the perpetrator as a student."A shooting has occurred at a well-known high school in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi province. Initial reports indicate 10-15 people have been injured," local broadcaster Thai PBS said. People, including emergency personnel, gather outside Debsirin Nonthaburi School, the site of a shooting incident, in Bang Kruai district in Nonthaburi province on the outskirts of Bangkok on Aug 7, 2026. (Photo: Reuters/Chalinee Thirasupa) In photos circulated by emergency workers, students streamed out of the Debsirin Nonthaburi School, on the northwestern outskirts of Bangkok, as ambulances operated.In one photo, one person is seen lying down on a stretcher outside an ambulance, while another is attended to by a medic. Emergency personnel work outside of Debsirin Nonthaburi School, the site of a shooting incident, in Bang Kruai district in Nonthaburi province on the outskirts of Bangkok on Aug 7, 2026. (File photo: Reuters/Chalinee Thirasupa) Thailand has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the region, with around 10 million firearms estimated to be in circulation - one for every seven inhabitants.Past promises of tightening gun laws have not prevented repeated shootings.Thai police shot and arrested a teenage shooter who opened fire at a school in the south of the country in February, leaving the school principal dead and two students injured.In 2022, an ex-policeman armed with a gun and a knife stormed into a nursery in the country's north and murdered 24 children and 12 adults, one of Thailand's deadliest massacres. This is a developing story. Refresh for updates.