BANGKOK – Law enforcement agencies have deployed to the scene of a Friday shooting at a Thai high school located on the outskirts of Bangkok, with multiple fatalities and injuries confirmed in the early stages of the response. The incident unfolded at Debsirin Nonthaburi School, situated in Nonthaburi province just northwest of Thailand’s capital, according to Royal Thai Police spokesperson Trairong Piwpan, who shared the initial details with The Associated Press.
Arsit Sampantharat, permanent secretary for Thailand’s Ministry of the Interior, told local broadcaster PPTV that the suspected perpetrator is a current student at the school, who remained inside the building as of the first official updates. As emergency and law enforcement teams worked to secure the site, senior officials have not yet released a full count of casualties or additional context about the possible motivation for the attack.
Amateur footage and photos captured from the perimeter of the campus show groups of people gathered outside the school, gathering emotional support from one another in the immediate aftermath of the violence. The shooting marks the second serious act of gun violence at a Thai secondary school this year, echoing a February incident in southern Thailand that left one person dead and two others injured. In that earlier attack, a 17-year-old suspect stole a firearm from a police officer before opening fire at a local public high school, then took several civilians hostage during a two-hour standoff with authorities.