Teen Gunman’s Attack

A school principal in southern Thailand died early Thursday from gunshot wounds sustained when a 17-year-old armed with a stolen police firearm stormed her campus, took hostages, and opened fire, the latest episode of gun violence in a country where firearms are widespread and mass shootings have repeatedly shocked communities.

Sasiphat Sinsamosorn, who served as both teacher and director at Patongprathankiriwat School in Songkhla province’s Hat Yai district, was pronounced dead at 2:06 a.m. at Hat Yai Hospital after undergoing emergency surgery for a gunshot wound to her left chest that caused severe internal organ damage and blood loss. Two …