In 2025, a teacher had confiscated an air gun that the boy took to schoolEight people were killed, including the teen gunman, and 22 others injured in the school shooting on Aug 7. PHOTO: EPA[BANGKOK] The Thai teen behind a deadly school shooting outside Bangkok had an air gun confiscated by a teacher in 2025 and had watched violent content online, police said on Sunday (Aug 9), as the government promised new safety protocols for schools. “After examining the PC, it was found that the child had watched social media content involving violence,” the deputy commissioner said, but added there was no evidence yet that he had practised shooting. He said that, in 2025, a teacher had confiscated a BB gun, a type of air gun, that the boy took to school. The boy had lived with his grandparents for 12 years after his parents had separated, Atthapol said.