CHON BURI: A gunman who opened fire on a car in Pattaya and injured two women has been arrested in Sukhothai, police said yesterday evening.
Nopporn “Benz” Inpom, 29, was arrested at a house in the province yesterday afternoon. Police seized a Honda Jazz car with Bangkok licence plates and a 9mm Glock handgun from the suspect, said Pol Col Thanapong Photi, the Pattaya police chief.
Police said Nippawan Wola, 26, was struck in the face by a bullet while a Chinese woman, Li Xinying, 24, received a gunshot wound to her left wrist. The attack occurred at the entrance of Soi Chalernprakiat 4/1 in Bang Lamung district, near Ying Club, said Pol Col Thanapong.
Employees at the pub told police that a group of Thai teenagers got involved in a quarrel with South Korean tourists before the shooting. Police believe the attackers, once they left the pub, shot at the wrong car.