泰国曼谷西北部德布西林农通武里学校周五上午发生重大枪击案[1]。年仅14岁的九年级学生帕查塔·伊姆鲁昂使用9毫米手枪开枪射击[1],造成至少6人死亡,其中包括5名教师和1名学生,近30人受伤[1]。警方调查显示,枪手先在家中射杀了祖父母,随后前往学校作案,最后开枪自杀[1]。
警察总大将阿塔潘·阿努西特表示"我们相信有许多相关因素结合在一起"[1]。调查发现,枪手曾在去年携带BB枪到学校而受到处罚[1];警方在其家中发现了枪的画,计算机中也存有美国大规模枪击事件的视频[1]。枪手父亲在警察局采访后向记者表示歉意[1]。
事件发生后,泰国总理阿努廷·查恩维拉库尔承诺将审查国家的枪支法律[1]。
A 14-year-old student opened fire at Debsirin Rangsit Burirom School in northwestern Bangkok on Friday morning, killing at least six people and wounding nearly 30 others [1]. The shooter, identified as Pattaya Imruoan, a ninth-grade student, used a 9-millimeter handgun in the attack [1]. Among the victims were five teachers and at least one student [1].
The violence began before the school shooting, as the teenager first shot his grandparents at home before proceeding to the campus [1]. After the shooting spree at the school, the suspect took his own life [1]. Following questioning at a police station, the shooter's father told reporters: "I'm sorry" [1]. Police General Atthaphan Anusit suggested multiple factors may have contributed to the incident, stating: "We believe there are many relevant factors combined together" [1].
Authorities uncovered troubling signs in their investigation. The shooter had previously brought a BB gun to school and was disciplined for the incident [1]. Police discovered drawings of guns in the suspect's home and videos of mass shooting incidents from the United States on his computer [1]. In response to the tragedy, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul pledged to review the nation's gun laws [1].