On a Friday morning in Nonthaburi province, northwest of Bangkok, a fourteen-year-old boy turned a weapon first on his grandparents, then on his classmates and teachers, leaving eight dead and a community searching for words that do not yet exist. Among the fallen was a twelve-year-old girl who survived one night before succumbing to her wounds, and five school staff members whose ordinary workday became their last. The gun had been legally registered, the boy had shown signs of strain, and Thailand — a nation with one of Asia's highest rates of civilian gun ownership — now confronts once more
Thailand school shooting death toll reaches 8 as wounded girl succumbs to injuries
Eight people killed including five school staff, two grandparents, and a 12-year-old student; 14 others hospitalized with seven in critical condition; survivors experiencing severe psychological trauma.