PUBLISHED : 11 Nov 2023 at 13:37
A man succumbed to gunshot wounds while another is in critical condition after gunfire erupted in Bangkok’s Khlong Toei district on Saturday morning.
Shots were reported in front of a TMBThanachart Bank (TTB) branch on Sunthornkosa Road.
Authorities responding to the scene found two men severely injured along with a knife. Witnesses recounted that two men opened fire on a group of university students following an argument. The assailants reportedly fled the scene on a motorcycle down Rama 4 Road.
A motorcycle taxi driver who witnessed the incident told police that the two gunmen had parked near a group of four to five university students who were waiting at a bus stop. The pillion rider approached one of the students and brandished a firearm to his head. The intended victim managed to evade the initial shot, causing it to hit an individual identified only as Sirada, a computer teacher at the nearby Sacred Heart Convent School. The teacher sustained a fatal injury to the forehead and was declared dead at the hospital.
The shooter then fired another shot into the stomach of his intended target before attempting to flee. The motorcycle rider was reported as yelling at the gunman to complete the act, leading to three more shots fired at the student’s head and neck.
Police are pursuing the assailants and suspect that the shooting may have stemmed from a university rivalry.
A police officer examines the scene of the attack in Khlong Toei on Saturday morning. (Photo: @Joe_black3)