Ex-Thai MP kills local official at work as country reels from school shooting

Former lawmaker Chalong Riewrang reacts as he is questioned by police officers after he allegedly shot and killed Thongchai Yenprasert, president of the Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organisation, in Nonthaburi province, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, on Aug 10, 2026. (Photo: Reuters/Arnun Chonmahatrakool) 10 Aug 2026 03:20PM (Updated: 10 Aug 2026 05:40PM) BANGKOK: A gunman killed a Thai official inside a local government office on the capital Bangkok's outskirts on Monday (Aug 10), authorities said, days after a teenager's shooting spree at a school in the same province reignited debate over gun control.Police said the suspected shooter, former lawmaker Chalong Riewrang, fired at the chairman of the Provincial Administrative Organization in Nonthaburi, which borders Bangkok