A police officer who allegedly gunned down his wife at the kindergarten where she was a teacher in eastern Thailand surrendered Thursday (September 10, 2026) after an overnight standoff with authorities, officials said.
Tatsapong Tongthat, an officer at the Bang Lamung station in Chonburi province, allegedly killed his wife late Wednesday morning (September 9, 2026) inside a building at the Nongplalai Municipal Kindergarten about 150 km southeast of the capital Bangkok, according to the provincial government. Authorities said he fled to his home after the shooting, and police surrounded the house, where he remained until surrendering after an 18-hour standoff. Another 14-year-old student was arrested Sept. 2 after he fired several shots but failed to injure anyone at his school in Kamphaeng Phet province, 200 km (120 miles) north of Bangkok.
School safety and gun violence in Thailand have come under scrutiny after a 14-year-old opened fire at his high school and family home on August 7, killing eight people and injuring more than 20 before apparently taking his own life.
