Another shooting incident occurred in Thailand on Monday, just three days after a recent mass shooting left eight people dead, injuring two people including a high-ranking local government official.

According to Reuters and other foreign media outlets on August 10, local time, a former lawmaker opened fire at a local government office in Nonthaburi Province, just northwest of Bangkok.

The incident left a senior Nonthaburi official and his driver injured, and the suspect was subsequently arrested by local police.

Dechapi Kongdi, police chief of Nonthaburi Province, told Reuters, "Two people were injured," adding, "They were transported to a hospital for treatment."

The shooting took place three days after a 14-year-old male student went on a shooting rampage in Nonthaburi Province on August 7, killing eight people.

The boy first shot and killed his grandfather and grandmother with a handgun at home before heading to a school and opening fire indiscriminately.

The rampage resulted in the deaths of five teachers and school staff members, and including the student who took his own life after the crime, a total of nine people died.

Fourteen people were injured, most of whom are students aged 12 to 14, with seven of them in critical condition.

Authorities found that the deceased student had developed an interest in firearms one to two years ago and learned how to use them via social media.

Additionally, an analysis of his personal computer confirmed that he had viewed violent social media content.

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul stated following the incident that the government would tighten gun regulations, including cracking down on gun ownership in public places and proposing legislation to restrict firearm possession for civilians excluding government officials in the future.

It is estimated that civilians in Thailand possess 10.3 million firearms, which equates to one gun for every seven people, an overwhelmingly high figure in Southeast Asia.

In Thailand, individuals can legally own firearms starting at age 20, and applicants are reportedly not required to undergo a separate mental health evaluation when applying for a permit.

Previously, in October 2022, a massacre occurred at a daycare center in Nong Bua Lamphu Province in northeastern Thailand, where a former police officer used a gun and a knife to kill 37 people, including around 20 children.

In February of this year, a 17-year-old teenager shot and killed a high school principal following a hostage situation at a school in Hat Yai district, Songkhla Province, in the country's south.