Thai teenager charged with murder over Bangkok mall shooting

BANGKOK: A 14-year-old teenager was charged with premeditated murder and unlawful possession of a firearm on Wednesday, October 4, following an altercation in which he fired what the police claimed to be an altered pistol with the intention of firing blank shots.

The firing at the Siam Paragon shopping center on Tuesday, the most recent gun violence to strike Thailand in the previous three times, resulted in two fatalities and five injuries. & nbsp,

According to police, the assume had experienced a mental break in the days leading up to the shooting. However, a judge ordered the think to be placed in juvenile custody instead of the police’s ask to have him detained at the mental health facility, according to Reuters-viewed court documents. & nbsp,

According to Major General Nakarin Sukhontawit, the suspect is accused of five offenses, including unlawful ownership of a firearm, unlawful carrying of one in public, and unlawful discharge of another.

Hundreds of terrified shoppers rushed to the exits as gunshots rang out at the posh mall in Bangkok’s busy commercial district later on Tuesday afternoon. & nbsp,

A Chinese and a Myanmar resident were both killed. & nbsp,

After being cornered by law in a custom furniture store, the suspect turned himself in. & nbsp,