Several people were killed and more than 30 others injured in a shooting rampage in Thailand involving a school and a home outside Bangkok, according to reports citing officials. The incident prompted emergency services and authorities to respond to the affected areas, while details about the sequence of events continued to emerge.
Reports said the alleged gunman was a teenage student and that the victims included members of his family, including his grandparents, before the shooting at a high school. Some accounts identified the shooter as 14 years old and reported that he also died, though casualty figures and other details varied among early reports.
The violence drew national attention and renewed focus on gun control in Thailand. The prime minister was reported to have vowed new gun laws following the attack, as authorities investigated the circumstances surrounding the shooting and worked to account for victims and those injured.
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