Thai police detain shooterAFP, BANGKOKA teenage shooter accused of killing the principal of a school in Thailand using a police officer’s weapon was in custody yesterday, authorities said, after an attack that also injured two students. School director Sasiphat Sinsamosorn died in hospital early yesterday after being admitted with gunshot wounds and undergoing surgery, the Songkhla public relations department said in a statement. Thai police arrest a man at Patongprathankiriwat School in Hat Yai, Songkhla province, Thailand, on Wednesday. Photo: Royal Thai Police via APShe was shot before police intervened and apprehended the teenager, Songkhla police chief Teerasak Chaiyotha told reporters. A teenage girl was also hospitalized with gunshot wounds and underwent surgery, the Thai Ministry of Public Health said.

Source: Taipei Times February 12, 2026 16:52 UTC