Policeman shoots dead male tourist at Trendy Building in Bangkok

[webfact]

BREAKING:

Policeman shoots dead male tourist at Trendy Building in Bangkok

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Reports are coming in of a shooting of a male tourist aged about 35-40. 

 

A corpse was shown in pictures in front of Dunkin Donuts at the Trendy Office Building and Plaza in Soi 13. 

 

Daily News said the shooter was a policeman attached to crime suppression duties at Lumpini police station. 

 

The Thai girlfriend of the tourist was on the scene in tears, they said. 

 

An argument had broken out between the cop and the tourist in Soi 11. After a fist fight the policeman is said to have chased the tourist before shooting him in the head. 

 

The cop is on the run. 

 

Policenews.co.th said that the area of Trendy was sealed off and is now a crime scene. 

 

Lumpini police are investigating and medics and forensics were on the scene.

 

Thaivisa notes that Trendy is known to many people as a location where applicants can seek UK visas. 

 

More about this as we hear of it. 

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-12-12

 

Pictures: Police News

 

 

 

 

 

[Genmai]

Well..... this is surely gonna help the numbers

[mickymouse1]

This is shocking????

[Darcula]

10 minutes ago, webfact said:

The cop is on the run.

New TAT slogan material, that.

[siambluesky]

what did the Thai gf said? what was the cause of fight/argue with the cop? 

[Longcut]

WOW! If this doesn't bring the tourist back, nothing will.????

[Thaiwrath]

Not sure how the T.A.T. spin doctor is going to get around this one ?

 

Edited December 12, 2018 by Thaiwrath

[BEngBKK]

Should be easy to verify on cctv.....

[Richard S]

sad...  but... who in their right mind fights an armed cop ...  anyone carrying a gun is best treating with peace in mind ...   yes sir .. no sir ..  3 bags full sir

[Vacuum]

Oh dear. An argument and a fist fight with a cop, what was he thinking?  Perhaps the gf was envolved with the cop before she met the farang.

[poohy]

What if hes Chinese!? The world will simply end.

As it is the Ps will be heading for their bunker 

[NanLaew]

5 minutes ago, siambluesky said:

what did the Thai gf said? what was the cause of fight/argue with the cop? 

Hold your horses there. It only happened a few minutes ago.

 

3 minutes ago, Thaiwrath said:

Not sure how the T.A.T. spin doctor is going to get around this one ?

 

Rogue cop. Not unique to Thailand. Simples.

[Dmaxdan]

Just speculation, but could the girl be the cop's ex-girlfriend...maybe?

Edited December 12, 2018 by Dmaxdan

[alfalfa19]

He must have gotten between the cop and his next donut. 

[sammieuk1]

Its all going horribly wrong here????

[z42]

Horrendous. This 1 surely can't be a misunderstanding like usual. This cop, when found, should be taken to the nearest tree.

 

RIP to the victim, feel terrible for his gf

[Oziex1]

A shocking incident.

 

Don't let me down TV people come on out with it

 

"500Bht and a wai and all is forgiven" or "a month in the orange robes he will be free"

 

Cynical I may be, but not far from the truth. 

[GuestForLife]

15 minutes ago, Darcula said:

New TAT slogan material, that.

They'll fabricate one saving a life or something makin' it even!

[fondue zoo]

Quote

 the policeman is said to have chased the tourist before shooting him in the head .

Does the RTP have rules as to when they are permitted to unholster their firearms?

[dotpoom]

Looks like two bodies in the pic.

   Sad story...condolences to family and loved ones of the deceased 

[dictater]

Lets not forget Sudchai who shot and killed two tourists in front of plenty of eye witnesses in Kanchanaburi back in 2004, that was a S storm that never really got settled. 

[Destiny1990]

Maybe the pee in a cup scam on the public streets was reintroduced ? and this guy wasn’t going to do it?

i just speculating here.

[Lupatria]

27 minutes ago, webfact said:

Daily News said the shooter was a policeman attached to crime suppression duties at Lumpini police station. 

Lumpini police are investigating 

In which other country would the cops of the same police station be in charge for the investigation of their colleague?

[Enoon]

10 minutes ago, Richard S said:

sad...  but... who in their right mind fights an armed cop ...  anyone carrying a gun is best treating with peace in mind ...   yes sir .. no sir ..  3 bags full sir

 

Someone trying to stop a vengeful Thai ex-boyfriend from brutalising the Thai woman with whom that someone had a "close relationship"?

 

 

[AJBangkok]

I don’t have much hope that this will end with justice.

[DavisH]

20 minutes ago, Thaiwrath said:

Not sure how the T.A.T. spin doctor is going to get around this one ?

 

Cop protects innocent foreigner from a fate worse than death....getting hooked up with a Thai lady?......

I think they are gonna have trouble spinning this one...

[SammyT]

29 minutes ago, Maejo Man said:

Thai police are just the average Thai male in a brown uniform. A Canadian national was killed by a policeman (Loss of face strikes again) in Pai and a tourist police officer shot an Italian tourist in Chiangmai airport. There have been others, but memory fade has kicked in.

Got a reference for the CNX airport one? Can't seem to find anything online about it (disclaimer: asking out of genuine interest, not trying to discredit your claim)

[mok199]

Thai male ego behind a badge...

[metisdead]

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[shackleton]

Wow did not take long for the Thai Bashers to come out

Tourists will be down people leaving in droves 

Thai economy to collapse 

lets wait for the facts to be revealed