School shooting leaves 6 dead and 30 injured after ‘student, 14, opens fire’ as children forced to escape out of windows

AT LEAST three children are feared to be among six people killed in a horror school shooting in Thailand. The suspected lone gunman, believed to be a 14-year-old student, opened fire inside the secondary school with 30 people injured including three in a critical condition. People gather outside Debsirin Nonthaburi School after the school shooting Credit: Reuters Students flee the school grounds as gunfire rings out Credit: Reuters Armed cops were seen patrolling around the school grounds Credit: AP Emergency personnel work at secondary school on the outskirts of Bangkok Credit: Reuters The deadly attack at the Debsirin Nonthaburi School on the outskirts of Bangkok started at around 10.40am local time inside the computer room. Officers have confirmed three pupils and three teachers died, according to local media. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! The fifth victim is believed to be the shooter who was also found dead inside the school, say officials. Dechrapee Kongdee, chief of the Nonthaburi provincial police, told the BBC the pupil was in the ninth grade which would likely make them 14 years old. Officials usher students to safety after the shooting Credit: Reuters Scared students were reunited with relatives after being evacuated from Debsirin Nonthaburi School Credit: Reuters Footage showed terrified youngsters climbing out of windows at the school as the sounds of bullets rang out. Dozens fled onto the streets as cops rushed to the school. Armed units managed to find the downed suspect and secured the school. Students and staff trapped inside were being evacuated from the campus as the recovery operation continues. Most read in The Sun Several of the wounded students were injured when trying to flee, deputy interior minister Polapee Suwunchwee said. Police Colonel Phatsakorn Chaitaweewong, superintendent of Plai Bang Police Station, said: “The public and parents should avoid the area and follow official updates.” Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul paid tribute to the victims. He said: “This is really bad, it shouldn’t have happened. I don’t just feel sorry for the victims but I feel sorry that this happened. “How can this happen in our country. This is why the government do not allow [citizens] to posses firearms.” Firearms are available in Thailand in shops and can be easily purchased on the black market. The country has a tragic past with multiple school shootings. Back in February, a gunman opened fire with a machine gun and took hostages inside a school in Songkhla province, southern Thailand. One teacher was killed. In 2022, gunman Panya Khamrab killed 37 people, including 24 children, during a rampage at a nursery school in Bua Lamphu province. Comment now