Former Thai lawmaker confesses after allegedly killing official

A man was arrested following a shooting incident Monday that killed one and injured another in a government office outside Bangkok, days after a student opened fire at his school and family home in the same province, killing at least eight people.

A former Thai MP allegedly shot dead a local official in the southern province of Nonthaburi, then dialled into a YouTube livestream to inform the host - a political pundit - of what he had done.

Chalong Riewrang called a YouTube livestream to say he had shot a government official.

The alleged attack came just days after a school shooting in the same region in which, authorities said, a gunman killed at least eight people.

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 Chonmahatrakoo

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