Grade 9 student shooting incident in Kamphaeng Phet school

Matichon•Society•8d ago

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A 15-year-old student stole a 9mm handgun from his police officer father to carry out a shooting at a school in Kamphaeng Phet.

•A 15-year-old Grade 9 student opened fire at a school in Nakhon Chum Subdistrict, Mueang District, Kamphaeng Phet Province.
•The perpetrator stole a 9mm handgun from his father, a patrol officer at Mueang Kamphaeng Phet Police Station, by breaking into a car.
•No people were injured or killed, although school property was damaged.
•The perpetrator is currently receiving treatment for depression.

•A 15-year-old Grade 9 student used a 9mm handgun to shoot in various locations from the front of a school to the school building.
•Pol. Col. Anek Chansorn stated the perpetrator broke into a car to steal a handgun belonging to the perpetrator's father, a patrol officer at Mueang Kamphaeng Phet Police Station.
•The perpetrator was seeking a specific teacher but did not find them during the incident.
•Six firing points were identified, mostly firing into the air; only school property was damaged.
•Pol. Col. Anek Chansorn noted the lack of injuries was partly due to the school's prior training in 'Run Hide Fight' measures.
•Possible motives include the perpetrator's depression and a two-week school suspension.
•The half-brother of the perpetrator asked society not to hastily blame gaming as the cause of the incident.
•The school announced a two-day suspension of on-site classes, switching to online learning.

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Pol. Col. Anek Chansorn(พ.ต.อ.เอนก จันทร์ศร)

Deputy Commander of Kamphaeng Phet Provincial Police

Mueang Kamphaeng Phet Police Station(สภ.เมืองกำแพงเพชร)

The police station where the perpetrator's father serves as a patrol officer

Kamphaeng Phet Provincial Police(ภ.จว.กำแพงเพชร)

The provincial police organization associated with Pol. Col. Anek Chansorn

Nakhon Chum Subdistrict, Mueang District, Kamphaeng Phet Province(ตำบลนครชุม อำเภอเมือง จังหวัดกำแพงเพชร)

The location of the school where the shooting occurred