A mass shooting at Debsirin Nonthaburi School resulted in 7 deaths and 15 injuries. The perpetrator was a grade 9 student who committed suicide after the attack.
The beginning of the shocking incident.
- At 10:00 a.m. on 7 Aug 2026, a shooting occurred at Debsirin Nonthaburi School.
- Teachers urgently evacuated students to safe areas within the school.
- Some students fled in panic outside the school, and nearby residents rushed to assist.
Police arrived to control the situation and evacuated people from the area.
- Authorities cordoned off the area, searched for the suspect, and evacuated remaining students, teachers, and staff from the danger zone.
- Rescue units and emergency medical teams rushed to the scene to provide aid and urgently transport the injured to hospitals.
- Arintharaj 26 unit and Special Operations Unit 1 took control of the situation.
The perpetrator ended his own life.
- At 10:20 a.m., the suspect was still inside the school; officials tightened security around the area.
- The perpetrator, a grade 9 student, committed suicide. Rescue personnel performed CPR and rushed him to the hospital.
- Numerous firearms and ammunition were found at the scene.
Authorities confirmed the perpetrator's death; injuries totaled 15, with 7 fatalities overall.
- Debsirin School's official page expressed condolences over the shooting, using the hashtag #SaveDSN.
- Nonthaburi Disaster Prevention Office confirmed 15 injured, 2 critically, and 7 dead.
Calls to review gun control measures.
- Deputy Prime Minister Anutin expressed condolences for the victims, citing this as a reason for the state's refusal to renew gun licenses.
- Similarly, the People's Party urged a serious review of gun control and enhancement of school safety.
Criminologist warns against premature conclusions about the cause.
- Criminologist A. Tarin Phoraksa posted on Facebook that shooting incidents in Thailand are increasing and cautioned against rushing to conclusions about motives.
- The Thai Red Cross coordinated with nearby hospitals to reserve blood supplies for treating the injured.
Tragic development: two additional victims, the grandfather and grandmother, believed to have been killed before the school attack.
- Police deployed forces to the perpetrator's home in Bang Bua Thong district.
- Two more bodies were found—grandfather and grandmother—shot in the head, believed to have been attacked before the school shooting.
- Reports indicate the perpetrator lived with his grandparents; his parents separated when he was young.
