A 14-year-old boy in the outskirts of Bangkok kills his grandparents and then opens fire at a school, killing at least seven people and wounding dozens, before he dies by suicide, according to multiple reports.
All outlets describe a sequence in which the teenager shoots his grandparents at home before travelling to the school and firing a number of rounds inside or near school premises. BBC and Channel NewsAsia report that at least seven people die, while other accounts specify that five people are killed at the school after the grandparents are shot. Channel NewsAsia and local reporting also note that the attack results in 23 injuries. Police accounts cited by several outlets say the teenager is later found dead, consistent with suicide.
Sources differ on some details, including how many victims are killed at the school versus during the earlier attack on the grandparents, and whether reporting emphasizes specific circumstances such as the number of shots fired. Channel NewsAsia and others highlight ongoing scrutiny of Thailand’s gun laws in light of the teenager using his grandfather’s firearm. Other outlets focus more on the family and setting, describing the shooting taking place at a two-storey home near rice fields and later at the school.