One 18-year-old student told Reuters he initially thought there were firecrackers going off or someone banging an object. "There were many shots: bang bang bang. In an interview with news broadcaster Channel 3, Trairong said three teachers and three students were killed. It is the second school shooting in Thailand in 2026 after a teacher died and a student was injured in the south of the country in February. In the 2025 academic year, the school had an ​enrolment of about 3100 students and 147 teachers, according to district authorities.