At least 20 people killed in mass shooting in Thailand: Police

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At least 20 people have been killed in a mass shooting in a northeastern province of Thailand, a police spokesperson said on Thursday.

 

“There are at least 20 dead but details were still coming in,” Deputy Police spokesperson Archon Kraitong told Reuters.

 

Developing

 

Source: https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2022/10/06/At-least-20-people-killed-in-mass-shooting-in-Thailand-Police

 

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[JonnyF]

Just saw this on the BBC ????.

 

Shades of the Terminal 21 killing in Korat. A soldier again by all accounts. Shocking. Hopefully he is caught soon. 

 

Edit ; a policeman not a soldier. 

Edited October 6, 2022 by JonnyF

[daveAustin]

Just picked this up on BBC. At a nursery no less! Horrendous.  Why didn’t you just do yourself in. What a sad world!

[webfact]

BREAKING

More than 30 people killed in mass shooting in Thailand: Police

 

Early reports suggest both children and adults have been killed in the attack.

 

More than 30 people have been killed in a mass shooting at a children’s day-care centre in a northeastern province of Thailand, a police spokesperson said.

 

Victims included both children and adults, police said in a statement on Thursday, adding that the gunman was an ex-police officer and a manhunt was underway.

 

The prime minister has alerted all agencies to take action and apprehend the culprit, a government spokesperson said.

 

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/6/at-least-20-people-killed-in-mass-shooting-in-thailand-police

 

-- 2022-10-06

[ozz1]

32 people women and children in my district  he apparently has killed himself along with his family so sad

[overherebc]

Just now, JonnyF said:

Just saw this on the BBC ????.

 

Shades of the Terminal 21 killing in Korat. A soldier again by all accounts. Shocking. Hopefully he is caught soon. 

One report saying ex-cop.  He went home, shot his wife then shot himself.

[WHansen]

Reports i have just read are saying 31 dead, many of them children. RIP

[norfolkandchance]

Thai news now saying 32 dead at school. Shooter went home and killed his wife and child. Then shot himself.

[tomazbodner]

Apparently after fleeing the scene of killings, he went home and killed his wife and kid, before shooting himself dead.

[tomazbodner]

1 minute ago, norfolkandchance said:

Thai news now saying 32 dead at school. Shooter went home and killed his wife and child. Then shot himself.

Sorry for repeating the same thing. When typing it, your post wasn't there yet.

[huangnon]

Perp named as ex-cop Pol Cpl Panya Khamrab..

 

 

[Iamfalang]

Shocking, disgusting...............It's KIDS.  CHILDREN.......... absolute worst of the worst.

 

I think I read this guy got fired and it had something to do with Meth.

 

I've been through this province .......  people seem kinder around these parts.   

 

If you don't love kids, your heart is black.

 

I'm going to have to imagine he was on Meth, because a human can't possible kill this many kids without being on drugs.   I don't want to imagine that world.  

[euroflash]

Jesus, the world just seems to get worse by the day.

[Tarteso]

Pre-school children murdered !! what horror !!! 

[spidermike007]

A truly horrendous event. Who kills 22 innocent children? What kind of twisted pathology does that require? Notice how the last 2 mass shootings here were a retired cop and a soldier. Two institutions, that do not exactly foster nobility, grace, kindness, goodwill, nor emotional maturity. 

 

Truly glad this is a rare occurance here, relative to the insane and out of control nation I come from, America. My heart goes out to the families who are going to be devastated by the actions of this God forsaken, heinous freak of nature. 

 

I just read that the death toll is up to 31. Got this from the BBC. Just in. 

 

At least 31 people have been killed in a gun and knife attack by a former police officer at a pre-school child daycare centre in Thailand, police say.

 

A manhunt was launched after the attack in Nong Bua Lamphu province, in the north-east of the country.

 

Why? Seems he killed himself and his family too. 

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63155169

Edited October 6, 2022 by spidermike007

[scubascuba3]

Weird how these psychos go to schools

[Orinoco]

Killing kids is the worst crime.

 

 

[dj230]

I remember in a home safety thread I made people were saying nothing like this can happen in Thailand and it’s super safe…just goes to show anything can happen and you have to be prepared.  
 

Very sad to see something like this, if someone at the school was armed I wonder if so many fatalities would have occurred.  

Edited October 6, 2022 by dj230

[dingdongrb]

12 minutes ago, huangnon said:

Perp named as ex-cop Pol Cpl Panya Khamrab..

 

 

Why couldn't he just do himself in and allow the innocent folks continue on with their lives?

 

RIP and prayers to the families of those affected.

[webfact]

Thailand shooting: dozens killed in attack at preschool centre

Rebecca Ratcliffe and Navaon Siradapuvadoli in Bangkok and agencies

 

 

The government said the gunman was a former police-officer. Composite: The

 

Twenty-two children among 34 killed at north-east region nursery; local reports say gunman killed himself and his family

 

Thirty-four people have been killed, including 22 children, in a mass shooting at a preschool centre in a north-eastern province of Thailand, police have said.

 

The shooting occurred in Na Klang district in Nong Bua Lamphu province during the afternoon, while children at the centre were sleeping. Police said the gunman shot himself, his wife and his child during the incident.

 

Chanpen Dechpok, a village chief, said the children at the centre were of nursery age.

 

Full story: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/06/thailand-shooting-attack-at-pre-school-centre

 

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[2baht]

11 minutes ago, Iamfalang said:

I think I read this guy got fired and it had something to do with Meth.

This is the effect face or loss of face thereof has on some people, absolutely disgraceful.

[Peterw42]

Apparently the shooter was recently sacked from police, yabba related, and was due to face court tomorrow for the yabba.

 

[grego49]

36 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Just saw this on the BBC ????.

 

Shades of the Terminal 21 killing in Korat. A soldier again by all accounts. Shocking. Hopefully he is caught soon. 

 

Edit ; a policeman not a soldier. 

Am reading he was a ex cop who has now shot himself,,sad for the kids and parents

[webfact]

Gunman who massacres 35 people in Nong Bua Lam Phu kills himself
 

 

A former policeman opened fire in a nursery in the northeastern province of Nong Bua Lam Phu, killing at least 35 people, mostly children, police reported as of 3pm.

 

Police said the gunman, identified as Panya Kamlarb, was armed with a shotgun, a pistol and a knife when he barged into the nursery which is located in the office of the Uthai Sawan Tambon Administration in Na Klang district at around 12.10pm.

 

Pol Maj Gen Paisal Luesomboon, deputy commander of Region 4 Police, told Thai PBS in a phone interview that the gunman was apparently under the influence of drugs. Paisal said the gunman is a former policeman who was discharged last year on charge of drug abuse.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/gunman-who-massacres-35-people-in-nong-bua-lam-phu-kills-himself/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-10-06

 

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[djayz]

Is nowhere safe anymore? 

Why take it out on the innocent children?!?

RIP

Edited October 6, 2022 by djayz

[TheFishman1]

Jen news is now reporting 34 it’s unbelievable

[kotsak]

Just came back to the forum news after reading about the kidnapped california family that was found dead and then read this. Two much for one day. ????????

 

RIP to the little ones.

[scubascuba3]

Probably a lot to this story prior to him going crazy, just heard he killed his wife and child and killed himself 

Edited October 6, 2022 by scubascuba3

[mattyc1957]

The cowards always target the most vulnerable. 

[Sparktrader]

27 minutes ago, euroflash said:

Jesus, the world just seems to get worse by the day.

It's one bad person. 8bn people. By statistics the world is safer.