![]() People stand outside the nursery (AP) Video: Aftermath of Thailand daycare centre shooting More pictures from the site of the shooting in Nongbua Lamphu show parents standing outside the nursery while a distraught woman sits on the floor. Photos show distraught parents outside the nursery Two children and 10 adults also died outside the childcare centre, including the suspect, his wife and his son. Nineteen boys, three girls and two adults were killed inside the nursery building before the assailant fled, according to a police statement. One of the first victims of the attack on the nursery school was a teacher who was eight months pregnant, according to witness accounts and officials. Eight-months pregnant woman among victims The attacker was agitated when he arrived at the facility to find his child was not there and left, then shot at bystanders and drove his vehicle at them, Paisan Luesomboon, a police spokesperson, told ThaiPBS television.Īfter the suspect fled, he continued to shoot from his car, hitting several people, Luesomboon told The Associated Press. ![]() More details are emerging about how the attack unfolded, revealing that the suspected shooter, identified as Panya Khamrab, a suspended police officer, also stabbed multiple victims. In this image taken from video, a distraught woman is comforted outside the site of an attack at a daycare center (AP) Attacker also used knife, continued firing from his car “Today is the first day and we don’t have all the details.” “We are still investigating all of this and have to learn from it,” he said. Local police chief Damrongsak Kittiprapha said the suspect was a sergeant on the force before he was dismissed, and that the main weapon he used was a 9mm pistol that he had purchased himself. He used multiple weapons in the attack, including a handgun, a shotgun and a knife. Police Major General Paisal Luesomboon told PPTV that Kamrap was sacked from the force earlier this year because of drug-related offences. Police have identified the suspect as 34-year-old former police officer Panya Kamrap. Prime minister expresses condolences over deaths Gunman fled the scene after shooting, stabbing victims Key pointsĪt least 34 dead in Thai children centre shooting ![]() He had been in court earlier in the day on a drugs charge and had then gone to the centre to collect his child.Ī local police chief said the main weapon he used was a 9mm pistol that he had bought himself. Police identified the knifeman as 34-year-old former sergeant Panya Kamrap, who was dismissed last year over drug allegations.
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