A Border Patrol Police officer has been charged after shooting three motorcycle taxi riders in Din Daeng, Bangkok, leaving one man dead and two others injured in the early hours of 14 June 2026.
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Police at Huai Khwang Police Station questioned Police Lance Corporal Namthap Phakwattana, 33, throughout the night after he surrendered following the shooting. Investigators seized a 9mm Sig Sauer pistol and two magazines as evidence. The suspect has reportedly confessed to all charges and is due to be taken to the Criminal Court for a remand hearing on 15 June.
According to police, the incident began when Namthap approached a motorcycle taxi stand at the entrance to Prachasongkhro 38 and asked for a ride to his residence near Makkasan Police Station. A dispute arose after the fare was quoted at 120 baht and he attempted to negotiate it down to 60 baht.
Relatives of the officer said the fare was excessively high and claimed he was subsequently assaulted by motorcycle taxi riders, citing CCTV footage that allegedly showed him being attacked. They also stated that he has a mental health condition requiring medication, but believed the shooting resulted from a momentary loss of temper rather than his condition.
Investigators said the disagreement escalated after the officer declined the fare and was told to take a taxi instead. He later stood near the motorcycle taxi stand while attempting to hail a taxi, where further arguments broke out.
Police said motorcycle taxi rider Charin Khunarak, 48, kicked the officer, causing him to fall, and another rider, Phurit Mangthisan, 37, also kicked him once. Namthap then allegedly drew his firearm and shot Charin, striking him once in the right thigh and once in the left hand.
Police said he then chased and shot Phurit multiple times. Phurit suffered gunshot wounds to the chest, right side, back, buttock and right thigh and died at the scene. A third victim, Kiatsak Srirat, 46, was struck in the thigh by a bullet.
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After the shooting, police said the suspect fled towards Huai Khwang intersection, took a taxi to his residence near Makkasan Police Station and later surrendered with his father at Makkasan Police Station.
Daily News reported that the investigating officer has charged him with murder, attempted murder and using a firearm in a public place. He has been suspended from duty as the e case remains under investigation as authorities prepare to seek his detention through the courts.
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Adapted by ASEAN Now Dailynews 15 June 2026