Two year old boy killed in mass shooting at Lopburi shopping mall

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Two year old boy killed in mass shooting at Lopburi shopping mall

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

At least three people have been killed, including a two year old boy, after a gunman opened fire at a shopping mall in Lopburi.

 

The incident took place at around 8.30pm on Thursday during a botched robbery at a gold store located inside the mall.

 

The masked gunman shot a security guard and staff member at the store before firing at the boy who was walking hand in hand with his mother. 

 

Five other people, including a foreign tourist, were also injured in the attack and were rushed to hospital for treatment where their conditions are described as serious. 

 

Police said that the security guard and staff member died at the scene, while the boy died in hospital a short time later. 

 

The incident was captured on CCTV, which later showed the gun fleeing on a white and red Yamaha Fino motorcycle. 

 

On Friday morning, some Thai news outlets reported the death toll had risen to five.

 

Source: 77kaoded

 

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[ezzra]

I envision the perpetrators of this horrible crime being cornered somewhere and got killed in a fierce gun battle when they try to 'avoid apprehension and attempt to flee while shooting back at police'... 

[RotBenz8888]

12 minutes ago, webfact said:

firing at the boy who was walking hand in hand with his mother. 

How could anyone be that sick?

[Chazar]

Just a  quick read of the link shows you the    amount of  shootings and murders  actually  going on daily. Lands of  smiles  fallacy , always  has been, as the economy  sinks  expect even  more, especially home break ins

[Chazar]

1 minute ago, RotBenz8888 said:

How could anyone be that sick?

There FAR  sicker

[Rookiescot]

Dont bother arresting this guy.

Just put him down.

[z42]

A botched robbery is a horrible understatement, he was just spraying bullets everywhere.

I wish the cops well in tracking down this dirtbag and showing absolutely no mercy. People like this have no place in society.

 

Lots of sympathy for the victims here

[sammieuk1]

A hail of lead now being served up in shopping malls of the asylum stunned with what go's on here now????Rip

[mokwit]

Considering the murderer is believed to have had formal firearms training and he is using what looks like a silenced automatic of a certain pattern this could get very messy.

[Somtamnication]

Saw the video(s). This man needs to be burned alive.

[Cabradelmar]

Thailand has a gun problem. They can admit it  and deal with it in a authoritian manner (the junta can see to that) or they can continue to ignore it and watch the death toll rise.

[steven100]

shooting at random for no reason.  he needs to be shot by the police and soon as possible.

[Dmaxdan]

Thailand really is turning into the wild east. R.I.P

 

The firing squad should be reinstated for this heinous crime.

[bristolgeoff]

from what I know a gold shop have a cop on a day off doing security service.or a guard instead.it happens often.not with these endings thou.if caught he will be shot or shoot himself.

[Grumpy John]

I guess if you've been here long enough it tends to become mundane.....but I doubt ever in the rest of my life will the shooting of a 2 year old kid in cold blood ever be mundane to me.   Lets all hope that the police find this scumbag and shoot him down like the rabid dog he is. 

[jastheace]

2 minutes ago, Grumpy John said:

I guess if you've been here long enough it tends to become mundane.....but I doubt ever in the rest of my life will the shooting of a 2 year old kid in cold blood ever be mundane to me.   Lets all hope that the police find this scumbag and shoot him down like the rabid dog he is. 

in 7 years in SE Asia, i've been near (distance) to 2 shootings, zero elsewhere, but this is just worse than i experienced. shopping mall, young child with mother, should be safe, anywhere in the world. my children were young and thank ---- i never had to lose them like this

still????

[sharecropper]

36 minutes ago, mokwit said:

Considering the murderer is believed to have had formal firearms training and he is using what looks like a silenced automatic of a certain pattern this could get very messy.

That's what I thought too - a soldier or other services 'professional'.

[Chazar]

10 minutes ago, car720 said:

We've all heard the cry that it isn't the gun that kills but the person using it.  How can the person use it if there is no gun?

all a  gun does it make it  easier,  no  guns  they use  knives,  no  knives  something else such as a  car

[Chazar]

8 minutes ago, sharecropper said:

That's what I thought too - a soldier or other services 'professional'.

considering " conscription"

[roo860]

8 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Actually, I think it not as pathetic as you say.  WILL Thai hospitals cover you for free for attempted murder at the shopping mall ? OR will you be imprisoned by the hospital for unpaid bills for nearly being murdered whilst on holiday. I think we all know the answer - bouquet of flowers, bill for 4 million

 

Personally I don't reckon you'd have to pay for the treatment, but that's my opinion, perhaps there's a poster on TVF that's been a victim of a similar  crime, and could enlighten us?

Edited January 10, 2020 by roo860

[ChipButty]

This was no ordinary Somchai take a look how he approaches the counter takes his shot and jumps on the counter knowing it will take his weight he looked to confident to be a normal robber, to me he's had military training, is there not a big army camp in Ling land?

[Dustdevil]

1 hour ago, Chazar said:

Just a  quick read of the link shows you the    amount of  shootings and murders  actually  going on daily. Lands of  smiles  fallacy , always  has been, as the economy  sinks  expect even  more, especially home break ins

If the economy is sinking then I wish the damned baht would get weaker.

[Rookiescot]

50 minutes ago, sharecropper said:

That's what I thought too - a soldier or other services 'professional'.

No professional is going to target a two year old.

They are not a threat.

[Yinn]

The 2 year old boy.

very sad

 

 

[zeekgarcia]

51 minutes ago, car720 said:

We've all heard the cry that it isn't the gun that kills but the person using it.  How can the person use it if there is no gun?

From reading on here and on the internet its been said that it is very hard for a common person to legally buy a commercially made gun here but according to the news there are people that make homemade guns here and I guess there is probably a black market for commercially made guns also. The moral of the story is if a criminal wants a gun they can get one. 

 

If the store had several professionally trained armed guards, then this guy would be severely injured or not alive right now.  

[bannork]

21 minutes ago, Yinn said:

 

The screams of the mother, absolute horror, her child with a bullet hole in his head and dead in the middle of a shopping arcade.

What insanity was that, spraying bullets, left, right and centre? Not a professional soldier yet Lopburi is home to many Thai soldiers. Crazed out on amphetamines, in debt and desperate for funds perhaps. 

He won't live long.

[Curt1591]

48 minutes ago, soalbundy said:

... guns have no place in the hands of civilians in a civilised society ...

Can you tell us where this civilized society might be found?

 

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a botched robbery at a gold store

Judging that the perpetrator arrived with a wide open backpack, then left with it zipped up, the "robbery" seemed like a success. However, the perpetrator decided to go on a killing spree, not a panic move.

[Happy Grumpy]

Savage.

 

Let's hope this complete and utter @#@#@#@# won't survive the arrest. 

[DannyCarlton]

2 minutes ago, Curt1591 said:

Can you tell us where this civilized society might be found?

 

Judging that the perpetrator arrived with a wide open backpack, then left with it zipped up, the "robbery" seemed like a success. However, the perpetrator decided to go on a killing spree, not a panic move.

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[worgeordie]

The criminals are getting desperate,their need for money will

maybe fueled by drugs or gambling,what kind of gun was that

it looked very long.

regards worgeordie