Suspect apologises for incident, says he never intended to harm childrenGunman Noparat Jeento, 30, turns himself in to investigators at the Pathum Thani Provincial Police Office on Wednesday afternoon. Noparat Jeento, 30, turned himself in to investigators at the Pathum Thani Provincial Police Office at about 4pm after contacting Pol Lt Gen Khamronwit Thoopkrajang, chairman of the Provincial Administration Organisation, to negotiate. The father-in-law escaped unscathed in Bang Pa-in district of Ayutthaya, where the gunman’s pickup was found abandoned, and lodged a complaint with Lat Lum Kaeo police. When police searched the suspect’s house in Lat Lum Kaeo they found seven guns, Pol Col Dusadee added. During the manhunt, 20 schools in Lat Lum Kaeo — 16 primary and four secondary — were closed out of caution, said Patarawan Patarabowornput, deputy secretary-general of the Office of the Basic Education Commission.

Source: Bangkok Post February 18, 2026 11:51 UTC