Policeman kills teacher wife at Thai school, kids safe: Officials
Police said all 44 children were evacuated safely as officers surrounded the suspect’s home and negotiated his surrender.
- On Wednesday, a police officer shot and killed his wife at Nongplalai Municipal Kindergarten in Chonburi province. All 44 children and staff members were safely evacuated, authorities confirmed.
- Following the shooting, the suspect returned to his residence in Chonburi, where police surrounded the house to negotiate his surrender. Chonburi Governor Naris Niramaiwong ordered the school closed and arranged psychological support for students and staff.
- Sayan Klomaon, chairman of the Nong Pla Lai sub-district council, reported the gunman spoke with his wife outside the classroom before shooting her. This location ensured no students witnessed the incident.
- This incident heightens sensitivity regarding school security in Thailand, echoing a 2022 nursery massacre where an ex-policeman killed 24 children and 12 adults. Thailand maintains one of the region's highest rates of gun ownership.
- Legislative promises to tighten gun laws have repeatedly failed to prevent recurring shootings, including an August high school incident that killed eight people. Authorities continue facing challenges regulating firearm access for police and civilians.
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Gunman shoots and kills kindergarten teacher in Thailand
A gunman shot and killed a kindergarten teacher on Wednesday inside a school building in eastern Thailand, where 44 children and three other teachers were evacuated safely, authorities said. The shooting took place about 11am inside a building at the Nongplalai Municipal Kindergarten in Chonburi province, about 150km (93 miles) southeast of the capital Bangkok. All 44 students were unharmed and evacuated along with the other teachers after the s…
A police officer shot and killed his wife, a teacher, at the nursery school where she worked in Thailand . According to the authorities, the children in the center are safe. The shooter returned home after the shooting in Chonburi province, south-east of Bangkok, where the police were negotiating his surrender. This incident is the last shooting that has shocked Thailand, a month after a teenager shot his grandparents and then five staff members…
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