In an incident that started at a daycare centre in northeastern Thailand on Thursday, at least 24 children and 11 adults were slain, according to authorities. The shooter then drove off, shooting as he went, killing his wife and child before turning the pistol on himself, according to authorities.
The man, who has been identified as a former police officer, entered the daycare facility in the town of Nongbua Lamphu at around 12:30 p.m. (local time), according to the authorities.
In the building before the attacker escaped, 19 boys, 3 girls, and 2 adults were killed, according to a police statement.
Online images and videos of the incident depicted sleeping mats lying around in a preschool room with blood splattered all over the floor, alphabet graphics, and other vibrant wall art.
Wails were captured on camera as distressed relatives sobbed outside the nursery school facility.
Police officers and medical personnel entered the schoolyard while ambulances waited outside.
The attacker reportedly also used knives in the attack, according to Thai media sources.
According to police Maj. Gen. Paisal Luesomboon, the suspect continued to fire from his automobile after he had escaped, hitting a number of individuals.
He killed his wife and child after getting home, according to the Daily News newspaper, and then he killed himself.
Police reported that the suspect, his wife, and his kid were among the 10 adults and two children who passed away outside the daycare centre.
Thailand has a greater rate of firearm-related mortality than nations with stricter gun control legislation, including Japan and Singapore, but considerably lower rates than nations like the US and Brazil. In 2019, there were approximately 4 firearm-related deaths per 100,000 people, compared to nearly 23 per 100,000 in Brazil and about 11 per 100,000 in the US.
At Thailand’s Army War College in Bangkok last month, a clerk opened fire on his coworkers, killing two and injuring another before being apprehended.
The previous worst mass shooting in the nation had place in 2020 when a disgruntled soldier opened fire in and around a mall in the northeastern city of Nakhon Ratchasima, killing 29 people while eluding security authorities for for 16 hours before being killed by them.
Attack in Thailand child care centre leaves 35 dead.
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