Two foreign tourists fatally injured in Bangkok mall shooting

[mauGR1]

3 minutes ago, Lee4Life said:

How is it that these gangs and youths have so many weapons? 

I was asking myself the same question.

Too many weapons around, and too many hot heads.

[smedly]

so now we have gangs of youths running around Central Bangkok with Assault Rifles, absolutely wonderful, hope they are now going to provide free body armour to all tourists entering Thailand.

 

What next 

[Daveyh]

Tragic ...... wake up Thailand there is too much violence & knives/guns on the streets here! Too many tourists are being killed & injured whilst on holiday, even one death is too many & the authorities need to act to stop this happening! I really do think that tourism is going to continue to pay a heavy toll in lost tourist revenue long term. Foreign tourists will stop coming, even the Chinese will eventually get the message. The mindset here will be to carry on & hope the problem goes away, but it won't & it never has! ....... the penalties for such crimes must be severe with lengthy prison terms, even capital punishment where it fits the crime. These thugs need taking off the streets & putting behind bars for life ....... the penalty should fit the crime. Forget "Wai's" & the fines that exist here for the loss of loved ones .......... it's life imprisonment & hard labour that should prevail ....... fact.

[Cadbury]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Two foreign tourists fatally injured in Bangkok mall shooting

This fatal shoot-out in downtown Bangkok should make international news headlines and further magnify the already bad name of Thailand as a so called safe tourist destination. Thailand the tourist hub of gun violence, bus accidents and drownings.

The way things are going there will be little need for that new terminal at Suvarnabhumi Airport. 

[bluesofa]

19 hours ago, Cadbury said:

This fatal shoot-out in downtown Bangkok should make international news headlines and further magnify the already bad name of Thailand as a so called safe tourist destination. Thailand the tourist hub of gun violence, bus accidents and drownings.

The way things are going there will be little need for that new terminal at Suvarnabhumi Airport. 

I think the word 'terminal' is quite apt in this case.

 

[webfact]

Two foreign tourists killed after gang shoot out at Bangkok mall

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Two foreign tourists have died after they were caught up in shooting between rival gangs in a downtown Bangkok car park last night. 

 

Two other Thai men are in hospital with gunshot wounds. 

 

There are reports that long range Aga war weapons were used in the shooting. 

 

Indian tourist Gakhrer Dheeraj, 42 was pronounced dead at the Police Hospital last night. 

 

Sharma Dhamendra, 45, also from India is in a critical condition at Ratchawithi Hospital. 

 

Laotian tourist Keovongsa Thonekeo, 28, died later in hospital.

 

Two Thais - Thaksin Sukiat, 22, and Pornthep Phumpuang, 23 are in Chulalongkorn Hospital with gunshot wounds. 

 

The shooting occurred in a car park behind the Centara Watergate Pavilion shopping center in Ratchaprarop district. 

 

Witness Julie Sawang-arun, 62, told Thai Rath that she is a guide. The parking area is for tour buses and the tourists from India went there to go to an Indian restaurant and do some shopping. 

 

While some were waiting to get back on the bus a gang of 20 youths from a nearby snooker hall emerged into the area and were confronted by three men with what she described as war weapons. 

 

The three men indiscriminately shot at the gang of 20 and the tourists were caught in the crossfire. 

 

Phayathai police are investigating the incident. 

 

Police teams in the area found a restaurant and drinks stall riddled with bullets and shell casings in the area. 

 

Source: Thai Rath

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-10-08

[NextStationBangkok]

What a worst way to die in Thailand, apart from boiling hot water bath straight from the tap.

 

Very bad.

[bristolgeoff]

One thing I know in the LOS is try not to upset Thais anywhere they can come back and bite you In the bum at anytime.i have seen lots of iccidents over the years and I watch  learn and listen when that happens

[Formaleins]

1 hour ago, mok199 said:

Why is this not bigger news than 4th from the top in the BKK section..

Simple fact, because the tourists were Indians.

[sweatalot]

1 hour ago, Kadilo said:

This story will have a massive impact on Indian tourism 

It should have a massive impact on overall tourism to Thailand.

 

[kylep]

The authorities will surely condemn and arrest anyone who claims these Thai criminal gangs deserve the blame. Why? Simple logic. If the foreigners were not there, they wouldn't have died in the first place.

[hobobo]

1 hour ago, NCC1701A said:

wow. almost up to USA standards. Good job Thailand. But the way, what is a rile?

A rile is a substandard rifle.

[Nyezhov]

1 hour ago, secondfusilier said:

Senit said police have yet to investigate the type of rifles used but spent shells from the AK47 assault rile were found at the scene.

 

That makes no sense at all.

If they don't know the type of rifles how do they know that the spent shells (empty cases) were from an AK47.

The AK47 uses 7.62mm ammunition but so do many other rifles/assault rifles.

In this country it would be either an AK type or an SKS type. I doubt there are many Ruger Mini 30s here.

 

The AK type will leave different marks on the case as it is a rotating bolt vis a vis the tipping bolt of the SKS. A judgement could have been made by the case, or the scarcity or lack thereof of the SKS here as opposed to AKs, or just bad reporting.

[chuang]

It's ok as long as the death or injured are not from PRC

[tingtongtourist]

very slack reporting.

did they get any of them?

its also dont say whether the 2 Thais injured are part of the gang?

 

so, the gang guys running away and its only the tourist and the bystanders that gets shot?

sounds about right

[MaxYakov]

1 hour ago, NCC1701A said:

wow. almost up to USA standards. Good job Thailand. But the way, what is a rile?

A typo, something hardly worth getting rifled up about. ????

[Nyezhov]

1 hour ago, NCC1701A said:

wow. almost up to USA standards. Good job Thailand. But the way, what is a rile?

Really dude? is that necessary?

[LomSak27]

Just now, bristolgeoff said:

One thing I know in the LOS is try not to upset Thais anywhere they can come back and bite you In the bum at anytime.i have seen lots of iccidents over the years and I watch  learn and listen when that happens

What are you even talking about? Too much Leo this morning?

[Thian]

But why do groups of Indian tourists in BKK go to an Indian restaurant? Don't they want to try Thai food or is this something like a zero$-tour?

[bluesofa]

3 minutes ago, MaxYakov said:

A typo, something hardly worth getting rifled-up about. ????

You shot that one off very quickly.

 

[brewsterbudgen]

10 minutes ago, sweatalot said:

It should have a massive impact on overall tourism to Thailand.

 

Why?  Places like LA, London and Paris have far more problems with street violence, yet still get tourists.  I doubt any tourist is stupid enough to think cities in Thailand are "safe", but the chances of being involved are minimal to say the least.

[poohy]

With all the bedlam caused because of a dodgy Chinese getting slapped by an even dodgier security guard i would have expected more from  the gov, but of course its Indians not Chinese or Westerners.

I guess no apology and public hand wringing will be forthcoming this time.

But either way Little P will be cross as Thailand tourists image is taking a hell of a beating

[PhilippBKK]

8 minutes ago, Thian said:

But why do groups of Indian tourists in BKK go to an Indian restaurant? Don't they want to try Thai food or is this something like a zero$-tour?

It's a large Indian restaurant catering to Indian Tour Groups. 

 

Tragic case of being at the wrong place at the wrong time.

[Nyezhov]

My personal philosophy is to have situational awareness. Fat, sweaty and stupid as I am, I have been licensed to carry a concealed weapon for 40 years in the US. I have military training, LE weapons training, and intensive civilian weapons training, including tactical pistol, rifle, shotgun and subgun.

 

Its hard tell anyone what to do in the case of a mass shooting scenario, especially here,  where good folks are unarmed and the level of police firearms training is suspect. All I can say is be aware of your surroundings, condition yellow I call it. If you hear gunshots (assuming you can recognize the sound) you need to take cover immediately. That doesnt mean run and hide, but hit that ground and gut crawl behind or under something. Better dirty and being laughed at than a victim.

 

My prayers for the victims and hope the Thai authorities catch these little punks and after a proper trial, give them a bullet.

[skippy121]

1 hour ago, secondfusilier said:

Senit said police have yet to investigate the type of rifles used but spent shells from the AK47 assault rile were found at the scene.

 

That makes no sense at all.

If they don't know the type of rifles how do they know that the spent shells (empty cases) were from an AK47.

The AK47 uses 7.62mm ammunition but so do many other rifles/assault rifles.

maybe they recognize the sound

 

This is the AK-47 assault rifle, the preferred weapon of your enemy, and it makes a very distinctive sound when fired at you, so remember it.

[Zack61]

From shooting pool to shooting innocent bystanders. Not a brain cell between them. 

[RichardColeman]

TAT going to have a hard time spinning this - unless its the tourists fault

[Esso49]

25 minutes ago, webfact said:

Tourist shot dead - several injured - in "war weapon" shooting in Bangkok

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

One tourist died and two more are in hospital after they were caught up in shooting between rival gangs in a downtown Bangkok car park last night. 

 

Two other Thai men are in hospital with gunshot wounds. 

 

There are reports that long range Aga war weapons were used in the shooting. 

 

Indian tourist Gakhrer Dheeraj, 42 was pronounced dead at the Police Hospital last night. 

 

Sharma Dhamendra, 45, also from India is in a critical condition at Ratchawithi Hospital. 

 

Laotian tourist Keovongsa Thonekeo, 28, is in the Police Hospital. 

 

Two Thais - Thaksin Sukiat, 22, and Pornthep Phumpuang, 23 are in Chulalongkorn Hospital with gunshot wounds. 

 

The shooting occurred in a car park behind the Centara Watergate Pavilion shopping center in Ratchaprarop district. 

 

Witness Julie Sawang-arun, 62, told Thai Rath that she is a guide. The parking area is for tour buses and the tourists from India went there to go to an Indian restaurant and do some shopping. 

 

While some were waiting to get back on the bus a gang of 20 youths from a nearby snooker hall emerged into the area and were confronted by three men with what she described as war weapons. 

 

The three men indiscriminately shot at the gang of 20 and the tourists were caught in the crossfire. 

 

Phayathai police are investigating the incident. 

 

Police teams in the area found a restaurant and drinks stall riddled with bullets and shell casings in the area. 

 

Source: Thai Rath

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-10-08

That's it, a war weapon fight.  Call of the election indefinitely.

[Jeremy50]

1 hour ago, mok199 said:

Why is this not bigger news than 4th from the top in the BKK section..

Because the victims were Indian and Laos probably. I agree, it should be headline news. 

[hansnl]

1 hour ago, Darcula said:

Watch this space for a Toad apology to India.

And Laos.