Shooting Incident at Phatong School: Student and Principal Seriously Injured

The Ministry of Public Health summarized the injured from the shooting at Phatong School in Songkhla: two females—a student and the principal—were seriously shot and have undergone surgery, while another child fell from a height and suffered an ankle injury.

On 11 Feb 2026, reporters reported that a suspect armed with a firearm stormed Phatong Prathan Khiriwat School in Phatong subdistrict, Hat Yai district, Songkhla, taking an unknown number of students and teachers hostage. Authorities have since detained the suspect, a man approximately 18-19 years old, believed to be upset because he could not find a certain teacher who had disciplined his younger sister.

Regarding this matter, the Ministry of Public Health has summarized the casualties as follows.

• At Hat Yai Hospital, one female patient was shot in the chest and torso, has undergone surgery, and is under close observation in the ICU.
• At Songklanagarind Hospital, PSU, two females: a 14-year-old girl shot in the abdomen, currently undergoing surgery; another fell from a height, suffering an ankle injury and is under examination and treatment.

It has been reported that the woman being treated at Hat Yai Hospital is the school principal.

Further updates will be provided as the situation develops.