Thailand Kindergarten Shooting: Suspected Gunman Surrenders
All 44 students were unharmed as police negotiated for 18 hours before the officer surrendered, officials said.
- On Thursday, Police Sub-Lt Thatsaphong Thongthatch surrendered after an 18-hour standoff following the fatal shooting of his wife, a teacher, at Nongplalai Municipal Kindergarten in Chonburi province on Wednesday morning.
- The standoff ended peacefully after his son, Police Sgt Rachata Thongthatch, appealed to his father repeatedly; Thatsaphong emerged unarmed and embraced Rachata before authorities took him into custody.
- All 44 students were unharmed and evacuated immediately after the shooting, while municipal officials ordered Nongplalai Municipal Kindergarten closed through Friday as a safety precaution for pupils and staff.
- Maj-Gen Phongphan Wongmanithet, commander of Chonburi Provincial Police, confirmed investigators seized a firearm and vehicle from the home for forensic examination and case processing against the deputy inspector.
- Thailand has seen an uptick in high-profile attacks in recent years, prompting the national government to order a comprehensive review of gun regulations, including suspension of new firearms permits.
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Police patrolman killed teacher wife at her kindergarten and then fled into his home
Thailand kindergarten shooting: Suspected gunman surrenders
BANGKOK — A police officer who allegedly gunned down his wife at the kindergarten where she was a teacher in eastern Thailand surrendered Thursday after an overnight standoff with authorities, officials said. Tatsapong Tongthat, an officer at the Bang Lamung station in Chonburi province, allegedly killed his wife late Wednesday morning inside a building at the Nongplalai Municipal Kindergarten about 150 kilometers (93 miles) southeast of the cap…
The incident in Thailand where a husband went to his wife's workplace – a kindergarten – and fatally shot her has shocked public opinion in the country.
Police officer in Thailand allegedly shoots teacher wife dead at kindergarten, surrenders after 20-hour standoff
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A Thai police officer accused of shooting his wife in a day care center surrendered to the authorities after being entrenched for 18 hours
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