Mass shooting in Thailand: Gunman kills 37 in nursery attack | Media Pyro

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– The Thai attacker was in court in a drug case: The man behind a gun and knife attack in Thailand attended a court hearing on drug charges before he opened fire at a day care center, police said.

– Thai nursery shooting death toll rises to 35

– Nha Klang Police Station Superintendent Chakrapat Wichithavaidya also told Thai Rath TV that the gunman was discharged from the police force last year.

– Among the dead were two-year-old children: Children as young as 2 were among those killed in a mass shooting at a daycare center in Thailand, a local police official said.

– Thai PM: Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha expressed his condolences to the families of the victims. On his Facebook page, Prayuth ordered all agencies to provide immediate treatment to the injured.

– Police Colonel Jakapat Vijithraithaya from Nong Bua Lam Phu province said the gunman went home and killed his wife and child after a mass shooting.

– The gunman kills himself: According to Thai media reports, the gunman also used a knife in the attack and then fled the building. The Daily News newspaper reported that the assailant fled the scene of the attack, returned to his home and committed suicide with his wife and child.

– Rates of gun ownership: Thailand has a high rate of gun ownership compared to some other countries in the region, but official figures do not include a large number of illegal weapons, many of which have been brought in over porous borders over the years from neighbors embroiled in strife.

– Other similar incidents: Mass shootings are rare, but in 2020, a soldier enraged over a property deal killed at least 29 people and injured 57 others.