Bangkok: At least 32 people have been killed in a mass shooting at a nursery in Thailand’s northeast. Local media gave this information on Thursday. Several children and adults were killed in shootings in the Na Klang district of the country’s Nong Bua Lamphu province.
Police said the gunman was a former police officer and as per media reports he is being sought.
“Follow Mr. Panya Khamrab (34), the assailant who shot at the child centre. Uthai Sawan Sub-District, Na Klang District, Nong Bua Lamphu Province. Inspect the vehicle used by the perpetrator, a white Toyota Vigo pickup truck, license plate registration 6 Cor 6499, Bangkok,” Thailand’s Central Investigation Police (CIP) said in a Facebook post.
The accused, who fled the scene of the incident, allegedly shot himself. A local publication said that Panya was fired from his post in the police force in 2021 for failing a drug test.
More details are awaited.