Plucky gold shop owner fights back - it seems to run in the family

[webfact]

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported that a gold shop owner in Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima, chased a man in a helmet who produced a gun and ran off with 68 baht weight in gold from the Yaowarat shop in Lotus Pak Chong.

 

The man tried to hijack a woman on a motorcycle but she ran off with the ignition key.

 

The thief shot at Weerawat, 38, who was hit.

 

But he managed to get several shots of his own away hitting the robber in the ribs.

 

Police soon had him in custody with all the loot, worth 2.1 million baht. He was named as Prakit, 35 from Nakhon Sri Thammarat in the south. 

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

He was arrested next to a coffee vending machine after having run across the road to McDonalds.

 

Police found evidence of many shots having been fired. The suspect was in possession of a 9 mm gun.

 

Bravery seems to run in Weerawat's family.

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

His elder brother Ditthawat, 40, was shot in an armed robbery of his gold shop of the same franchise name at Big C just 500 meters away.

 

That robbery was done by a police corporal - Anucha, 25 - who pretended to be a delivery rider. 

 

He was soon in custody along with 3.6 million in gold jewelry. 

 

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[featography]

First joke I heard from a Thai guy was about how American robbers are lo-so and Thai robbers are hi-so because Thai robbers were uniforms.????

[hotchilli]

Risky business chasing an armed robber.. but kudos to the owner.

[sangtip2]

Does this mean it is OK to shoot someone robbing you ?

[steven100]

On 9/16/2022 at 11:34 AM, webfact said:

he managed to get several shots of his own away hitting the robber in the ribs

I'm not sure whether this means he's a good shot or he's a bad shot.