Horrific shooting in Thailand: Surprised with the identity of the perpetrator
The shooting left at least 34 people dead, including 22 children and many injured. Panya then fled the scene in a car he stole.
Nong Bua Lamphu provincial police said the perpetrator went home, killed both his wife and son and killed himself.
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha expressed his deep condolences to the families of the victims.
On Facebook, Prayut Chan-o-cha also asked authorities to urgently treat the injured.
The shooting occurred nearly 1 month after an active military officer shot and killed 2 colleagues at a military training base in Bangkok. Earlier, in 2020, a soldier opened fire that killed 29 people and injured many before being shot down by special forces.
The Oct. 6 shooting in Thailand that killed at least 34 people, including 22 children and injured many, came nearly a month after an active military officer shot and killed two colleagues at a military training base in Bangkok.
According to Thai media, the perpetrator of the shooting at a kindergarten in Nong Bua Lamphu province in northeastern Thailand on the afternoon of October 6 was Panya Khamrap, a 34-year-old former police officer.
Panya was fired last year for drug use. It was reported that Panya was scheduled to appear in court on October 7.
The perpetrator was carrying 2 guns and 1 knife when he arrived at the nursery.
Horrific shooting in Thailand, at least 34 people dead
Horrific shooting in Thailand: Surprised with the identity of the perpetrator
The shooting left at least 34 people dead, including 22 children and many injured. Panya then fled the scene in a car he stole.
Nong Bua Lamphu provincial police said the perpetrator went home, killed both his wife and son and killed himself.
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha expressed his deep condolences to the families of the victims.
On Facebook, Prayut Chan-o-cha also asked authorities to urgently treat the injured.
The shooting occurred nearly 1 month after an active military officer shot and killed 2 colleagues at a military training base in Bangkok.
Earlier, in 2020, a soldier opened fire that killed 29 people and injured many before being shot down by special forces.
The Oct. 6 shooting in Thailand that killed at least 34 people, including 22 children and injured many, came nearly a month after an active military officer shot and killed two colleagues at a military training base in Bangkok.
According to Thai media, the perpetrator of the shooting at a kindergarten in Nong Bua Lamphu province in northeastern Thailand on the afternoon of October 6 was Panya Khamrap, a 34-year-old former police officer.
Panya was fired last year for drug use. It was reported that Panya was scheduled to appear in court on October 7. The perpetrator was carrying 2 guns and 1 knife when he arrived at the nursery.