Thai Boy Kills 7 With Grandfather's Gun, Wounding Nearly 30 at School
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 7
Thai Boy Kills 7 With Grandfather's Gun, Wounding Nearly 30 at School
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 7
Summary
Seven people were killed Friday after a boy believed to be about 14 shot his grandparents at home, then opened fire at Debsirin Nonthaburi School northwest of Bangkok before fatally shooting himself.
Five teachers died in the school attack, nearly 30 others were wounded and nine remained in critical condition; police recovered the registered handgun and more than 30 rounds near the shooter.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said authorities still do not know how the child accessed his grandfather's weapon, which had appeared earlier on the boy's Instagram account around Songkran.
Verified social-media video captured at least eight gunshots within a minute as students hid under classroom tables, and the attack quickly reignited debate over Thailand's gun laws.