Teen 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 MoreWaiter accidentally shoots man celebrating friend’s birthday
A MAN who was among 10 people celebrating a friend’s birthday at a restaurant in Phra Pradaeng district, Samut Prakan province, was accidently shot in the right rib cage by a waiter who was unloading bullets from a pistol behind a bar counter in the wee hours of this morning (Aug. 31), Amarin TV […]
Read MoreElderly man shoots sister in inheritance row
AN ELDERLY Thai man, fearful of being cheated out of his inheritance by his siblings, first shot his sister then hit his brother in the face after which surrendered to the police upon being allowed to talk to the press, Naewna newspaper said today (May 21). At 1 p.m. today police were alerted of […]
Read MoreAngry wife shoots husband at polling station
AMIDST the bustle of the general election taking place today (May 14) a shooting took place at a Samut Prakan polling station with an angry woman firing three shots at her husband who had come to vote with his mistress and then stabbing him too, Naewna newspaper quoted Muang Prakan News v2 Facebook page […]
Read MoreTwo suspects in RCA shooting denied bail
TWO men suspected to have fired shots outside a Royal City Avenue club last Sunday night leading to eight Songkran revellers being injured were denied bail by the Criminal Court today (Apr. 18) while maintaining they were not the gunmen, Amarin TV said. Makkasan police station investigators took Mr. Natthanon Kerdpuet, 41, and Mr. […]
Read More8 injured in shooting at RCA clubbing zone
AS SONGKRAN FESTIVAL draws to an end a shooting erupted at Royal City Avenue, a government-designated entertainment zone off Rama 9 road, at 1 a.m this morning (Apr. 17) with eight young revellers getting injured and the gunman immediately arrested, Sanook.com said. Makkasan police rushed to the clubbing zone upon getting a report of […]
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 […]
Read MorePhuket minibus siege ends with gunman killing himself
A GUNMAN who shot and injured two passengers on a minibus travelling from Phuket to Phatthalung early this morning (Feb.10) later shot himself dead thus ending the siege that lasted almost five hours, Naewna newspaper said. After the shooting occurred at approximately 6.30 a.m. just a kilometre after the minibus had left Phuket Bus […]
Read MoreTwo injured as gunman opens fire on Phuket-Phatthalung minibus
A GUNMAN opened fire on a minibus running from Phuket to Phatthalung early this morning (Feb. 10) injuring two persons and is still holed up in the empty vehicle after everyone fled, Matichon newspaper said. At 6.49 a.m. a call was made to 191, the police emergency centre, informing them that a shooting had […]
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