At least six killed in shooting near Bangkok s Chatuchak market suspect takes own life
Gunman kills 5 near Bangkok’s Chatuchak market before taking own life
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Shooting - gun crimeBANGKOK – A gunman killed five people at a market in Thailand’s capital Bangkok on July 28, attacking security guards and a merchant before fatally turning the gun on himself, a Thai police official said.
The gunman initially killed three security guards, and then a fourth with whom he had a personal quarrel, Mr Siam Bunsom, commander-in-chief of the Metropolitan Police Bureau said. The incident took place at 12.31pm (1.31pm, Singapore time),according to the Royal Thai Police.
“He reloaded and ran into the market, killing a female merchant and injuring another,” Mr Siam told reporters.
In video footage shared by police, a suspect in a white hat and a backpack slung on his chest is seen walking through a parking lot at the Or Tor Kor Market in Bangkok’s Bang Sue district.
Ms Duangnapa Yeerunsiri, 38, who was at the market to buy groceries with her boyfriend and sister, was about to leave when she heard the shots ringing out.
“He fired many shots in rapid succession,” she said, referring to the gunman. “So we ducked down in the car and quickly called the police.”
“Police are investigating the motive. So far it’s a mass shooting,” Mr Worapat Sukthai, deputy police chief of the Bang Sue district told AFP.
He said the suspect took his own life after the shooting and police were working to identify him, as well as investigating “for any possible link” to the current border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia.
No tourists were killed or injured in the shooting incident, said Mr Sanong Saengmani, a police official in the Bang Sue district.
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