A 15-year-old student was detained on Wednesday after allegedly firing eight shots inside a school in Kamphaeng Phet province, Thailand, according to local police. No injuries were reported in the incident, which occurred around 2 p.m. local time as students were reportedly moving between classes. The event caused panic among teachers and students, who reportedly ran for shelter. This incident follows a recent mass shooting in Nonthaburi province, where a 14-year-old boy killed at least seven people, including his grandparents, and injured 23 others at a local school in late August. That attack was described as the worst mass shooting in Thailand since 2022. Police and rescue workers entered the school in Kamphaeng Phet and brought the situation under control before taking the student into custody. The name of the school and the suspect have not been released. According to The Nation, the student had been absent from classes since August 21. Authorities are currently investigating the motive behind the incident and collecting evidence from the scene. It remains unclear how the suspect obtained the firearm used. According to the school, the student fired eight shots into the air. However, some reports from the scene suggested that bullets struck a teacher’s car and a glass door, though these claims could not be confirmed. Authorities later confirmed no one was injured. Officers reportedly found spent cartridge cases near a security booth at the school entrance, as well as additional spent and unfired ammunition near a physical education building. A school security guard said the student entered through the front gate carrying a 9mm handgun, fired a shot that narrowly missed him, and then moved further into the school grounds. A teacher reportedly led students into an auditorium for shelter during the incident. The school has announced that classes will be moved online for two days while officials review security measures and provide psychological support to students and staff. Thailand has strict gun laws, with illegal possession of firearms punishable by up to 10 years in prison. However, the country is believed to have more than 10 million privately owned guns in circulation, according to data from the University of Sydney. This is one of the highest gun ownership rates in Southeast Asia and among the highest per capita in Asia, based on a 2017 estimate by the Small Arms Survey.