A look at high-profile shooting deaths in Thailand since 2020
Summary
A 14-year-old student in Nonthaburi province, near Bangkok, killed seven people, including five school staff and two relatives, in a shooting on August 7, 2026. Thailand has relatively high gun ownership, but mass shootings remain rare, with several notable cases recorded since 2020.Key Facts
- Seven people were killed by a 14-year-old student in Nonthaburi, a suburb of Bangkok, on August 7, 2026.
- The victims included five school staff members and two grandparents of the shooter.
- Thailand has high gun ownership compared to other Asian countries.
- Mass shootings are uncommon but have occurred, such as a 2022 attack where a former police sergeant killed 37 people, many toddlers.
- Other recent shootings include a 2026 school shooting in Hat Yai with one death and two injured.
- In 2025, a gunman killed five people at a Bangkok market before killing himself.
- In 2023, a 14-year-old opened fire in a Bangkok mall, killing two people; the gun was modified to fire live bullets.
- Major past attacks include a 2020 soldier’s rampage killing 29 people and a gold shop robbery shooting in 2020 killing three people.
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