After the shooting that killed 36 people, including many children, at a childcare facility in northeastern Thailand on the 6th, the bereaved families visited the local temple where the bodies were laid and offered prayers.
In a shooting incident that killed 36 people, including 24 children, at a childcare facility in Nong Bua Lamphu province in the northeastern part of Thailand on the 6th, local police said that a 34-year-old former police officer was a child and facility staff. After attacking one after another, we are investigating that he killed his wife and son at home and committed suicide.
The bodies of the deceased were transported from the hospital where autopsies were being conducted to a local temple on the 7th, and the bereaved families sat in front of the coffins and offered prayers with tears in their eyes.
Some of them were taken away by ambulance because of the shock.
A grandmother who lost her 3-year-old grandson said, ``I didn't see my grandson's face.
Also, my grandfather, who lost his 5-year-old grandson, said, ``I was so shocked that I couldn't recover.I want you to sleep peacefully.''
A former police officer was dismissed for drug possession, according to the police, the gun used in the crime was not taken out from the police but purchased legally.
The police are working to clarify the motive, such as why the childcare facility was targeted.