Kamogelo Olaitan
Twenty three children and more than 10 adults were killed when a gunman opened fire at a children’s daycare centre in the town of Nong Bua Lamphu in Thailand.
In a statement on Thursday morning Thai police said the gunman killed 34 people. Children, teachers and one police officer were confirmed to be amongst the deceased.
The gunman, a former cop who was released from the services due to a drug charge, reportedly went home after the shooting and shot both his wife and kid before turning the gun on himself.
Local police have said that the murderer was armed with a shotgun, a pistol and a knife, and that he fled the scene in a vehicle, Reuters reported.
Mass shootings are relatively uncommon in Thailand.
The last incident was in 2020 when an angry soldier killed 29 people and injured 56 at four different locations after a property deal went wrong.
