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12-year-old girl dies after Thailand school shooting, bringing death toll to at least 8

A 14-year-old opened fire at around 10 a.m. Friday at Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Nonthaburi province northwest of the Thai capital before apparently taking his own life.

12-year-old girl dies after Thailand school shooting, bringing death toll to at least 8

A 14-year-old student opened fire at Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Nonthaburi province, northwest of Bangkok, on Friday morning. According to the Jerusalem Post, the gunman killed three teachers and two school officials before taking his own life.

The shooting occurred after the gunman had killed his grandparents at their home earlier that morning. A total of nine people were killed in the attack, including the shooter, and 23 others were wounded, as reported by the Jerusalem Post.

A 12-year-old girl died from critical wounds on Saturday, bringing the death toll to at least eight, as stated by the South China Morning Post. Fourteen people remain hospitalised, with seven in critical condition, according to Channel News Asia and Thailand's Health Ministry.

Brief written by urgent.news from PBS NewsHour, Jerusalem Post, South China Morning Post, Channel News Asia — 4 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

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