Thai school shooter had watched violent content online: police

The Thai teen behind a deadly school shooting outside Bangkok had an air gun confiscated by a teacher last year and had watched violent content online, police said on Sunday, as the government ‌promised new safety protocols for schools. As investigations continued into Friday’s rampage, where a 14-year-old boy allegedl

The boy lived with his grandparents, and his mother said she last saw him during a recent school holiday

Thai police say the boy had used social media to learn how to use a firearm

Last year a teacher had confiscated a BB gun, a type of air gun, that the Thailand teen shoot took to school.

A deadly school shooting outside Bangkok has reignited debate over firearms control in Southeast Asia's largest gun-owning nation.

Police said the 14-year-old boy had used social media to learn how to use a firearm, before turning a gun on his grandparents, schoolmates and then himself.

Accused Thai school shooter had watched violent content online, police say  Reuters