BANGKOK, Thailand – Seven individuals have been killed in a faculty taking pictures in Thailand on Friday, August 7, together with the gunman, and 15 individuals have been wounded, Thai nationwide police spokesperson Trairong Phiwphan stated.
A type of reportedly killed was a instructor.
Preliminary stories stated a pupil opened fireplace at a faculty in Thailand earlier than killing himself, authorities stated.
Lieutenant Colonel Dechrapee Kongdee, Nonthaburi Provincial Police commander, earlier confirmed the casualties to Reuters and stated the suspected gunman had dedicated suicide.
The incident occurred within the Bang Kruai district of Nonthaburi province north of Bangkok.
One 18-year-old pupil informed Reuters he initially thought there have been firecrackers going off or somebody banging an object.
“I didn’t suppose it was a gun at first,” he stated. “There have been many pictures: bang, bang, bang. Then it went quiet. Then it began once more.”
In photographs circulated by emergency staff, college students streamed out of the Debsirin Nonthaburi College, on the northwestern outskirts of Bangkok, as ambulances operated. In a single photograph, one individual is seen mendacity on a stretcher exterior an ambulance, whereas one other is attended to by a medic.
Within the 2025 educational 12 months, the college had an enrollment of round 3,100 college students and 147 academics, in response to district authorities.
In February a instructor died and a pupil was injured in southern Thailand’s Hat Yai district after a gunman opened fireplace at a faculty. – Rappler.com
