A former police officer killed at least 24 children and 11 adults in a gun and knife attack that began at a child care center in Thailand on Thursday, authorities said.
In this mug shot released by the Thailand Criminal Investigations Bureau, CIB, a suspected assailant is shown in the attack in the town of Nongbua Lamphu, northern Thailand, Oct. 6, 2022.BANGKOK — The assailant fled the first scene, shooting from his car as he drove home, before killing his wife and child and taking his own life.
In videos from the scene, frantic family members could be heard weeping outside the building. Ambulances stood by as police and medical workers walked around. Twenty-two children and two adults were killed in the building before the assailant fled, according to a police statement. But he continued to shoot people from his car, police Maj. Gen. Paisal Luesomboon told The Associated Press.Police said he killed another two children and nine adults outside the child care center, including his wife and his son.
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