Gunman kills Thai local official at work as country reels from school shooting
Police said the suspect was taken into custody after two people were shot at a local government office, including a provincial official who later died.
- On Monday, Thai Police arrested former lawmaker Chalong Reawraeng after he allegedly fired shots at a government office in Nonthaburi, targeting Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organisation president Thongchai Yenprasert.
- This attack follows a recent rampage at Debsirin Nonthaburi School where a 14-year-old killed nine people and injured over 20, marking Thailand's deadliest mass shooting in nearly four years.
- The suspect forced his way into the office at about 11 a.m. and fired several shots at Thongchai and his driver; the Bangkok Post later reported Thongchai died at a hospital.
- Data from the Small Arms Survey shows Thailand has around 15 guns per 100 residents; Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul intends to tighten gun control laws as current regulations allow people as young as 20 to own firearms.
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Belfast Telegraph
Breaking NewsFormer Thai MP arrested after shooting at government office kills one
A former Thai parliament member has been arrested following a fatal shooting at a Thai government building just outside Bangkok. One person was killed. It appears to be a targeted attack, and the motive is believed to be personal. The incident occurred around 11:00 local time at a provincial government building in Nonthaburi. Thongchai Yenprasert, a senior official there, was struck in the face and neck and died in the hospital from his injurie…
Ex-MP shoots dead official over money: Thai police
A gunman killed a Thai official inside a local government office on the capital Bangkok's outskirts on Monday, authorities said, days after a teenager's shooting spree at a school in the same province reignited debate over gun control. Police said the suspected shooter, former lawmaker Chalong Riewrang, fired at the chairman of the Provincial Administrative Organisation in Nonthaburi, which borders Bangkok, because of a disagreement over borrowe…
Former Thai MP kills official and confesses on YouTube livestream
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Thailand gunman calls TV presenter live on air after government office shooting
A gunman called a Thai TV host during a live broadcast and admitted to shooting at a local government office in Nonthaburi province on Monday (10 August). Thongchai Yenprasert, the president of the Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organisation, died in hospital while receiving treatment after he was shot multiple times, according to officials. A well-known former lawmaker, Chalong Reawraeng, has claimed responsibility for the attack. He firs…
Radio France Internationale
Ex-Thai MP shoots dead local official over money row
The attack took place outside a government building in Nonthaburi province, north of Bangkok, just days after a school shooting in the same region that raised questions over gun control in Thailand. Flanked by police officers following his arrest, former MP Chalong Riewrang told reporters he had tried to talk to local official Thongchai Yenprasert about money. "I followed him to his car and hit his car's window, saying I want to talk. He said he…
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