Thai police say gunman killed grandparents before deadly school shooting, 26 rounds fired
A Thai teenager killed at least five people and himself at a school outside Bangkok after fatally shooting his grandparents.
Thai police report that a gunman killed his grandparents before embarking on a deadly shooting spree at a school, during which he discharged 26 rounds. Gun ownership and gun violence are not uncommon in Thailand, as evidenced by several incidents in recent years. In February 2026, a female teacher was killed in Hat Yai after a gunman opened fire at her school.
July 2025 saw a shooter kill five individuals, including security guards and a vendor, at a Bangkok market before taking his own life. October 2023 witnessed a 14-year-old shooting two people and injuring five others at the high-end Siam Paragon shopping centre in Bangkok, using a modified pistol believed to have been purchased online.
October 2022 was marked by the worst mass killing in Thailand's recent history, when a former policeman went on a gun-and-knife rampage across multiple locations, killing 36 people, including 22 children, at a daycare centre in Nong Bua Lam Phu. In February 2020, a soldier angered over a property deal went on a shooting spree in Nakhon Ratchasima, killing at least 29 people and wounding 57 before being killed by security forces.
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