50,000 baht bounty for capture of gunman on the run
A BERSERK man who fired a pistol at rescue workers attempting to help his girlfriend who he had beaten up then took his father-in-law hostage is being hunted by police who offered 50,000 baht bounty for his capture with 17 schools in Pathum Thani and Nonthaburi closed for safety, Naewna newspaper said today (Feb. […]
Read MoreGunman holding students, teachers hostage surrenders
A GUNMAN who took students and teachers hostage at a prestigious school in Hat Yai has surrendered with the principal he shot later dying in the hospital, Amarin TV said this evening (Feb. 11). At approximately 4.45 p.m. the gunman, who is a former student around 16 to 17 years old, opened fire within […]
Read MoreGunman holding students, teachers hostage surrenders
A GUNMAN who took students and teachers hostage at a prestigious school in Hat Yai has surrendered with the principal he shot later dying in the hospital, Amarin TV said this evening (Feb. 11). At approximately 4.45 p.m. the gunman, who is a former student around 16 to 17 years old, opened fire within […]
Read MoreBerserk gunman stabbed to death after killing two in Prachin Buri
A BERSERK gunman who killed two persons and injured three others at a Prachin Buri market and nearby grilled chicken shop this afternoon (Dec. 10) was himself stabbed to death by relatives and bystanders at the eatery, TV Channel 7 said. At 4 p.m. Prachin Buri city police station was alerted of a shooting […]
Read More2 dead in mall shooting, teenager had undergone psychiatric treatment
POLICE CHIEF Pol. Gen. Torsak Sukwimon said this evening (Oct. 3) that two not three people were killed in the shooting at Siam Paragon shopping mall with the 14-year-old teen gunman having undergone psychiatric treatment, Thai Rath newspaper and Sanook.com said. He added that details could not be revealed as the suspect is a […]
Read MoreTeen arrested after three killed at Siam Paragon mall
POLICE have arrested a 14-year-old teen boy in the shooting at Siam Paragon luxury shopping mall this afternoon (Oct. 3) that left three people dead and two injured, TV Channel 7 said. At 4.15 p.m. both Thai and foreign shoppers ran out of the mall after hearing a loud noise. BTS Skytrain continued operating […]
Read MoreBig hunt for gunman who killed a policeman for refusing a transfer
POLICE are hunting for a gunman who shot dead a policeman and injured another after the former refused a village headman’s request to accept the transfer of a colleague during a dinner party at his house in Nakhon Pathom province last night (Sep. 6), Matichon newspaper said this morning. At 10 p.m. Pol. Lt. […]
Read MoreUrgent: Gunman found dead after 15-hour siege
A GUNMAN who killed three people and injured four others by shooting randomly from his house in Phetchaburi province was found dead there at 4 a.m. this morning (Mar. 23) after two police raids during the 15-hour siege, Matichon newspaper said. The gunman, Mr. Anuwat Waenthong, or Ping, 29, was earlier identified as a […]
Read MoreEx-ranger kills three in indiscriminate shooting from house
A FORMER ranger is firing shots indiscriminately from his house in Phetchaburi province this afternoon (Mar. 22) with three people killed and two injured so far as police gear up to storm the house and capture him, Naewna newspaper said. The gunman, identified as Mr. Anuwat, 29, who had previously been arrested on drug […]
Read MoreSchoolgirl shot dead in front of Pattani mosque
ONE of two eighth-grade schoolgirls sitting in front of a mosque in Pattani’s Mueang district was shot by a man who drove past in a sports utility vehicle and she later died in the hospital, Matichon newspaper said this afternoon (Mar. 10). At around 8.35 a.m. police were alerted of the shooting in front […]
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