Illegal gunsmith who eluded raid kills himself

One day after leaving his home, a person in Nakhon Si Thammarat had contacted authorities about turning himself in.

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: A smith who just escaped before authorities searched his rented home on Wednesday returned to his property ready to give up but ended up killing himself by shooting himself.

Weerayut Pantharangsi, 32, was discovered dead on Thursday inside his home-cum-factory at the Muang district’s Kan Kheha 2 cover house.

At around 1:00 p.m., Nakhon Si Thammarat police captain Pol Maj Gen Somchai Suetortrakul led officers to the field for inspection.

The apartment was securely locked from the inside. Weerayut was lying in a pool of blood close to the door when the soldiers first arrived at the house. He was holding a revolver in his right side and was shot in the head.

Weerayut’s family and friends claimed to have spoken with police about his intention to turn himself in after fleeing his home on Wednesday as part of a global assault on illegal firearms.

He reportedly told his family that he wanted to give up in order to avoid putting them in danger. They speculate that he may have made the decision to commit suicide on Thursday due to anxiety over upcoming legitimate action regarding the production of firearms. He had acne, a skin condition, as well.

Weerayut was able to spot their appearance and flee when police raided his home on Wednesday thanks to a superior surveillance system.

In addition, the home had a well-equipped workshop with electrical and mechanical tooling equipment, numerous handmade gun barrels, and replica weapons, including assault rifles. In addition, & nbsp,

Weerayut Pantharangsi, a gunner in Nakhon Si Thammarat, was discovered dead inside he had been shot in the head. Police are investigating his system. ( Image: Nujaree Rakrun )

According to Pol Maj Gen Somchai, the suspect called police on Thursday at 9:45 a.m. to declare he would turn himself in at the home.

Around 12.45 p.m., researchers went there with the suspect’s family La – or Pantharangsi. The home was secured. There was no answer when his mother repeatedly called her brother and knocked on the door. She therefore requested that the door be broken open by the authorities and discovered her brother dead.

Anuwat Sribua and Jinnawat Promkarn, two men connected to Weerayut’s illegal firearm business, were earlier detained by police.

While Mr. Jinnawat was tasked with delivering packages and was paid between 300 and 500 baht each moment, Mr Anuwat had been hired by the smith for 1,500 Baht to opened a bank account to obtain cash payments.

Weerayut had reportedly spent three days in jail for drug and weapon offenses. He was selling improper firearms online at the time of his death.