The toll of the shooting that began in Thailand in a nursery in Na Klang (north) continues to rise.
At least 30 people died, including 23 children, a police colonel in Nong Bua Lamphu province said Thursday.
At least 32 people including children, were killed by an ex-policeman raiding a child care center in Na Klang.
He was last seen driving a white Toyota pick-up truck with Bangkok plates 6กธ-6499.
He is considered armed and very dangerous.
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The police have launched a wanted poster to find the main suspect, a 34-year-old former police officer, on the run, in possession of a rifle, a pistol and a knife.
Before announcing that he had killed his family and committed suicide.
The attack began at 12:30 p.m. local time (0630 GMT) in a nursery, before the assailant fled by car and hit several pedestrians, according to Jakkapat Vijitraithaya.
A shooting perpetrated by an army officer, who had argued with a superior, occurred in February 2020 in Thailand in a shopping center in Nakhon Ratchasima, killing 29 people.