NewzNONTHABURI, Thailand (AP) — A student opened fire at a high school outside Bangkok on Friday, killing at least five people and wounding more than 20, according to authorities, who said he also appeared to have killed his two grandparents at the family home earlier in the morning.The 14-year-old shooter took his own life at the school, officials said.Five school staff members, including teachers and administrators, died in the shooting around 10 a.m. at Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Nonthaburi province northwest of Bangkok, Deputy Interior Minister Polapee Suwunchwee said at the scene.The boy also killed his grandparents at the home he shared with them prior to the school shooting, Polapee said.Bangyai Hospital, about 5 kilometers (3 miles) from the school, said 23 people were wounded, of whom 10 were in critical condition, with most suffering gunshot wounds. Earlier reports gave conflicting casualty numbers.A witness said students hid inside a classroom while they heard gunshots from another building before police officers knocked on the door and cleared a way for them to leave the building.Amporn Niamfuang, who owns a restaurant 50 meters (160 feet) from the school, said there was the sound of a single gunshot and then a pause.“And then there were multiple continuous shots,” Amporn said, recalling the narrow road outside the restaurant filling with fleeing students.
“Students were running scared and pouring onto the street. Young girls were holding each other’s hands and crying. I went inside to hide.”Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, speaking after touring the school, confirmed reports that the shooter was 14 and had killed himself.
He said the student had shown signs of stress connected to school.The gun, described by police as small and compact, was legally registered to his grandfather, he said.About an hour after the shooting, people stood outside comforting one another as police and first responders walked around the co-educational state school, which has an enrollment of about 3,000 students ranging from 12 to 18 years old.All classes will be suspended between Aug. 14 and school staff have been instructed to work from home during that time, the school said.Police find grandparents dead at family homeAfter the shooting, police went to his home and found both grandparents dead of apparent gunshot wounds, regional police Commander Wattana… NONTHABURI, Thailand (AP) — A student shot several people at a high school outside Bangkok on Friday morning, killing at least five and wounding several others, according to authorities, who said the gunman also appeared to have separately killed his two grandparents.The shooter then took his own life, officials said.Five school staff members, including teachers and administrators, died in the shooting around 10 a.m.
He said the boy, who lived with his grandparents, had shown signs of stress connected to school.The gun, described by police as small and compact, was legally registered to his grandfather, he said.About an hour after the shooting, people stood outside comforting one another as police and first responders walked around the co-educational state school, which has an enrollment of about 3,000 students ranging from 12 to 18 years old.A witness told reporters that students hid inside a classroom while they heard gunshots from another building before police officers knocked on the door and cleared a way for them to leave the building.Amporn Niamfuang, who owns a restaurant roughly 50 meters from the school, said the narrow road outside her shop quickly filled with fleeing students after the shooting started.“At first I heard just one gunshot, and there was a pause,” Amporn said. “And then there were multiple continuous shots.”“Students were running scared and pouring onto the street. I went inside to hide."Bangyai Hospital, about 5 kilometers (3 miles) from the school, said 23 people were wounded and 10 were in critical condition, with most suffering gunshot wounds.
Earlier reports gave conflicting casualty numbers.The school said all classes will be suspended from Aug. 10-14, and school staff are instructed to work from home in that period.Police find grandparents dead at family homeAfter the school shooting, police went to the home of the shooter’s grandparents but the door was locked and there was no response to their calls… A teenage Thai student killed at least five people and himself at a school outside Bangkok on Friday after fatally shooting his grandparents, police said.
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