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Thailand school shooting toll rises to nine after 12-year-old dies, police say

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Thailand school shooting toll rises to nine after 12-year-old dies, police say

Teenage girl treated in hospital after Friday's school shooting has died, police say

The death toll from a school shooting in Thailand rose to nine on Saturday, after police said a 12-year-old girl caught up in Friday's incident had died.

Police at the Plai Bang Police Station in Nonthaburi Province said the girl, who had been treated at hospital with critical wounds, had died, a day after a 14-year-old boy allegedly shot his grandparents and then killed more people at his school before turning the gun on himself.

The 14-year-old wounded more than 30 people in the shooting at the Debsirin Nonthaburi school northwest of Bangkok. Fourteen people remained in hospital on Saturday evening, seven of them in critical condition.

Police are questioning more witnesses as part of their investigation, including the suspect's parents. The boy had lived with his grandparents for 12 years after his parents had separated, Atthapol Anusit, deputy commissioner of the Provincial Police Region 1, told reporters on Sunday.

The suspected attacker fired at least 26 bullets with a gun belonging to his grandfather, and was found with 34 additional ammunition rounds.

Police on Sunday told reporters the teenager had an air gun confiscated by a teacher last year and had watched violent content online and used social media to learn how to use a firearm.

"According to witness interviews, the perpetrator had begun showing interest in studying the use of firearms for some time, about one to two years," Atthapol said.

Atthapol, who said police had so far interviewed 17 witnesses, said a knife had also been found in the boy's bag and other evidence found at the crime scenes included a firearm, spent cartridge cases, and a personal computer.

Thailand's prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, has vowed to implement new gun laws, telling reporters only government officials on duty would be allowed to carry guns.