Shooting Incident at Phatong School: Student and Director Critically Injured

The Ministry of Public Health summarized the injured from the shooting at Phatong School in Songkhla: a female student and the director were critically shot and have undergone surgery, while another child fell from a height and injured an ankle.

On 11 Feb 2026 GMT+7, reporters reported that a gunman stormed Phatong Prathan Kirivat School in Phatong Subdistrict, Hat Yai District, Songkhla Province, taking an unknown number of students and teachers hostage. Authorities have now apprehended the suspect, a male about 18-19 years old, who is believed to be upset after failing to find a teacher who had disciplined his younger sister.

Regarding this matter, the Ministry of Public Health summarized the injuries from the incident as follows.

• Hat Yai Hospital has one female patient who was shot in the chest and torso; she has undergone surgery and is being closely monitored in the ICU.
• Songklanagarind Hospital, Prince of Songkla University, is treating two females: a 14-year-old shot in the abdomen currently undergoing surgery, and another who fell from a height, injuring her ankle and receiving treatment.

It has been reported that the woman receiving treatment at Hat Yai Hospital is the school director.

Further updates will be provided as information becomes available.