14-Year-Old Kills Grandparents, Then Shoots Five Dead at His School in Thailand

On 7 August 2026, a 14-year-old pupil killed his grandparents, then opened fire at Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Bang Kruai, Nonthaburi province. Firing at least 26 rounds from his grandfather's gun, he killed five people and wounded more than 30 — nine critically — before taking his own life. Casualty figures varied across agencies in the immediate aftermath. Thailand has Southeast Asia's highest civilian gun ownership rate.