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Authorities say the gunman, a student, killed a teacher before taking his own life at a school northwest of Bangkok.

A teacher was killed and four other people injured in a shooting at a school in Thailand, where the gunman took his own life, authorities say.

The incident took place in Debsirin Nonthaburi School in the Bang Kruai district on the northwestern outskirts of Bangkok. Police identified the perpetrator as a student. There were no further details provided.

In photos circulated by emergency workers, students streamed as ambulances operated at the site. In one photo, one person is seen lying on a stretcher outside an ambulance, while another is attended to by a medic.

One 18-year-old student told the Reuters news agency he initially thought there were firecrackers going off or someone banging an object.

“I didn’t think it was a gun at first,” he said, “There were many shots: bang bang bang. Then it went quiet. Then it started again.”

In the 2025 academic year, the school had an enrollment of around 3,100 students and 147 teachers, according to district authorities.

In February, a teacher was killed and a student injured in southern Thailand’s Hat Yai district after a gunman opened fire at a school.

In October 2022, a former police officer killed dozens of people, including children in a gun and knife attack in the Nong Bua Lamphu province.

Gun laws are strict in Thailand where possession of an illegal firearm carries a prison sentence of up to 10 years, but ownership is high compared with some other countries in the region.

Laws have tightened after mass shootings in recent years in Thailand, including a requirement for a medical evaluation for those who want to buy a gun or renew their gun license.