A total of 34 people, including 22 children, have been killed in a shooting at a daycare center in northeastern Thailand. The shooter is also dead, it is a former police officer who was fired because of a positive drug test.
The perpetrator, armed with knives and firearms, who opened fire while the children slept, initially managed to escape by car after the massacre in the northeastern town of Nong Bua Lamphu.
Own family also murdered
Moments later, he was found dead – apparently he committed suicide. Before that, he killed his wife and child. Police also reported 12 injuries.
Shooter fired after positive drug test
According to the thethaiger.com portal, the killer was 34 years old. According to the medium, he was released from police custody a year ago after a positive drug test. He should have appeared in court on Friday.
Also in February 2020, Thailand was shaken by a shooting. At that time, one soldier had killed 29 people and injured about 40 others. Among other things, he shot three people dead in a barracks, then stole an army vehicle and weapons and drove to the center of Nakhon Ratchasima, where he killed more people in the mall. There he holed up and was eventually shot down by special forces.
Source: Krone
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