At least seven people were killed on Friday ‌when a student opened fire at a school in Thailand before turning the gun on himself, a national police official said. One 18-year-old student told Reuters he initially thought there were firecrackers going off or someone banging ⁠an object. SECOND SCHOOL SHOOTINGEducation Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong told Reuters that both teachers and students were among those reported dead. It is the second school shooting in Thailand this year 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 enrollment of around 3,100 students and 147 teachers, according to district authorities.