Thailand shooting highlights: Gunman who opened fire at Thai school shot at, 3 injured

• A gunman opened fire at the Phatong Prathan Khiriwat School in Hat Yai district in southern Thailand's Songkhla province. At least three people are reported to be injured after the incident.

• The suspect, an 18-year-old, was shot at and detained by the Thai police. A photograph of the suspect was shared by the police wherein he is seen dressed in shorts and a T-shirt, and is held to be the ground by officers.

• The students and teachers who were allegedly taken hostages by the gunman were freed. A statement by the national police stated that all those at the school were safe.

• The suspect entered in the school at 4.59 pm in “an agitated” state, Songkhla provincial government said. Shortly after he entered, “about two to three gunshots were heard”, AFP reported. The gunman was detained after the last gunfire was reported at 6.15pm, according to Nation Thailand.

• A woman and a 14-year-old girl were hospitalised with gunshot wounds, and both underwent surgery, AFP reported citing a statement by the ministry of public health. A second child suffered an ankle injury after falling from a height, the ministry said

Thailand shooting LIVE updates: The suspect entered the school and opened gunfire at around 4.59 pm, Nation Thailand reported. The teenager was detained shortly after the last gunfire was reported at 6.15pm, according to the report.

The suspect has been identified as Khemnan, Nation Thailand reported, while stating that his age is 19. Earlier reports suggested that the suspect was 18.

Thailand shooting LIVE updates: Three people suffered injuries after a gunman opened fire at the Phatong Prathan Khiriwat School in Hat Yai district in Thailand.

A woman and a 14-year-old girl were hospitalised with gunshot wounds, and both underwent surgery, AFP reported citing a statement by the ministry of public health. A second child suffered an ankle injury after falling from a height, the ministry said.

Thailand shooting LIVE updates: The 18-year-old suspect who opened fire at the Phatong Prathan Khiriwat School in Hat Yai district was overpowered after the incident by a special police unit, Nation Thailand reported.

A statement by the provincial administration after the incident said “about two to three gunshots were heard” at the school after the gunman entered the premises.

The Songkhla provincial government also said that the gunman had entered the Phatong Prathan Khiriwat School in Hat Yai district “an agitated state while carrying a gun”, AFP reported.

Thailand shooting LIVE updates: After a gunman opened fire at a school in southern Thailand's Hat Yai district, an unverified video shows armed police officers storming the school as the sound of gunfire is heard, Reuters reported.

Another video, also not verified, shows students running down the stairs even as police shout, “Go home kids, it's safe.” The personnel can be seen wearing helmets and black bullet-proof vests and carrying rifles, according to Reuters. HT.com could not independently verify the authenticity of these videos.

Thailand shooting LIVE updates: The provincial administration said a 18-year-old gunman had opened fire at the Phatong Prathan Khiriwat School in Songkhla's Hat Yai district in southern Thailand.

Regarding the gunman, the Thai police and authorities said he entered the school in “an agitated state while carrying a gun.”

According to a Reuters news agency report, am alleged photograph of the suspect shared by the police shows him dressed in shorts and a T-shirt, and barefoot. He is seen held down on the ground by armed officers.

Thailand shooting LIVE updates: The Thai police on Wednesday evening said the gunman who opened fire at the school in Hat Yai district had entered the premises in “an agitated state while carrying a gun”.

In a statement, Thailand's Central Investigation Bureau said the police had shot at the suspect, Reuters reported.

Thailand shooting LIVE updates: The gunman who opened fire at a school in Songkhla in Thailand's Hat Yai district was shot at by the Thai police, a statement said.

“Police shot the suspect in the Hat Yai shooting,” Thailand's Central Investigation Bureau said in a statement, according to Reuters.

Thailand shooting LIVE updates: Police on Wednesday evening said that all students and teachers who were taken hostage after a shooting at a school in Hat Yai district of souther Thailand have been freed.

Deputy Superintendent Wichian Soboon told Reuters that the gunman responsible for the incident has been detained.

Thailand shooting LIVE updates: The gunman who had opened fire at the Patongprathankiriwat School in Hat Yai district in southern Thailand's Songkhla has been detained.

"The perpetrator has been captured," Deputy Superintendent Wichian Soboon told Reuters. The official also said that those taken hostage were freed.

Thailand shooting LIVE updates: A teacher was reportedly shot after a gunman opened fire at the school in Hat Yai district on Wednesday evening, holding several hostage, Nation Thailand reported.

According to the Mae Taptim Yala Foundation, which reported the shooting on its Facebook page, the injured teacher was rushed to hospital.

Thailand shooting LIVE updates: An unknown number of students and teachers were taken hostage by an unidentified gunman in Songkhla in souther Thailand, Reuters news agency cited the provincial administration as saying.