Thailand school shooting death toll rises to nine - UPDATED

The death toll from a school shooting in Thailand has increased to nine people, including the shooter, Khaosod reported.

Police officers searching the home of the student who carried out the attack found the bodies of his grandmother and grandfather. Investigators said he shot them at home before heading to the school.

An investigation is underway to determine the student's motive and whether any problems at the school may have contributed to the incident.

The shooter was around 14 years old and died by suicide.

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Seven people, including the suspected gunman, were killed in a school shooting in Thailand's Nonthaburi province, Report informs via Khaosod.

The shooting prompted a large-scale emergency response, with police, rescue workers and emergency medical teams rushing to the school in Bang Kruai district to secure the area and evacuate students, teachers and staff.

Authorities said the attack left seven people dead, including three teachers, three students and the suspected student gunman, while 15 others were injured.

Police initially searched the school for the suspected gunman while reports indicated intermittent exchanges of gunfire during the operation.

According to preliminary investigators, the suspect was a juvenile and a student at the school. Officers later reported finding the student dead inside a classroom from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.