Surat Thani, Thailand - On April 28th, a violent gunfight erupted between two former friends, resulting in both their deaths and injuries to two others at a wedding reception in Muang District, Surat Thani Province.

 

Surat Thani, Thailand - On April 28th, a violent gunfight erupted between two former friends, resulting in both their deaths and injuries to two others at a wedding reception in Muang District, Surat Thani Province.

 

The incident occurred in the parking lot of a hotel where the reception was taking place, reported Daily News.

 

The deceased individuals were identified as Mr. Panupong Suwanasin, 35, a local figure known as "Khun Phaen Surat," and Mr. Wirat Sudphakdi, 39, a luxury pub owner from Tha Chana District in Surat Thani Province. Both men had sustained multiple gunshot wounds.

 

Two injured women were also discovered at the scene. Miss Kansiri Suwannasin, 30, Mr. Panupong's wife, had a gunshot wound in her left leg, while Miss Thanaithorn Lueteng, 20, from Trang Province, was shot in the right leg.

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Preliminary investigations revealed that the two men were attending the wedding reception and had been part of the same friend group before a conflict had arisen between them over two years ago.

 

The confrontation escalated when they encountered each other in the parking lot, resulting in a deadly exchange of gunfire.

 

Authorities are continuing their investigation, collecting evidence, and interviewing the injured parties to ascertain the facts before taking further legal action.

 

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you humans and your guns. 

Two Dead At Surat Thani Wedding Shootout
by TNR Staff

 

The hotel car park where the shootout led to the two men being killed. Photo: Thai Rath

 

TWO men attending a wedding at a Surat Thani hotel came out to the parking lot and after a fierce argument pulled out their pistols and shot each other dead with two women in the vicinity also getting injured, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Apr. 29).

 

At 8.25 p.m. Mueang Surat Thani police station was informed of people getting killed and injured at Banjongburi Hotel on Bypass road and a team quickly rushed there together with Police Forensic Science Office 8 officers and Kusonsattha Foundation rescuers.

 

At the parking lot in front of the banquet hall of this hotel they found the body of Mr. Panupong Suwanasin, or Plan, 35, a well-known seller of religious items online under the name “Khun Phaen Surat”, shot dead with a handgun nearby.  Two metres away was the body of Mr. Wirat Sudpakdee, or Jane Thonglor, 39, owner of Thonglor pub in this southern province who likewise had been shot dead.

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2023/04/29/two-dead-at-surat-thani-wedding-shootout/

 

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Go to a wedding tooled up, what on earth could go wrong.........????

A total waste of life.  I wonder if they were real "gansters" or just doing some LARPing.

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A sort of "shotgun wedding"

 

One wedding and two funerals!

 

Who can make sense of it all?

Most real men have enough self esteem, which allows us to have thick skin. And self awareness too, which often takes some introspection and inner work, which is extremely rare here.

 

I can handle an insult or a perceived lack of respect. I know who I am. Many can't. Many just lose it. Real men don't cause harm to others, due to an insult. Half men, cowards, punks, thugs, men who look like men but have the emotional development of a 13 year old often will overreact. Hence, these two dead fools. Few tears will be shed.
 

a bit too hot hearted I think????

11 amulets not enough.

 

Hmmm… the usual mature response from Thai males in an argument?

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They both had designs on killing each other. The amulets weren't all they were cracked up to be.????

Looks like world is a better place today. Or at least surat thani

Ban guns. Simple. 

"Till death do us part". At least they entered the spirit ???? of the occasion ! ???? 

Sad to realize what he value of life is in Thailand...

6 hours ago, stoner said:

you humans and your guns. 

them Amulets failed too.

2 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

A total waste of life.  I wonder if they were real "gansters" or just doing some LARPing.

Looking at them in the photo they did Thailand a favour.

 

7 hours ago, webfact said:

The deceased individuals were identified as Mr. Panupong Suwanasin, 35, a local figure known as "Khun Phaen Surat,"

Apparently he was an "amulet expert"......tell me you're not laughing.

1 hour ago, thaiowl said:

11 amulets not enough.

You missed 6 of them ^_^
17 in total. If only he had just one more...

2 hours ago, transam said:

Go to a wedding tooled up, what on earth could go wrong.........????

I doubt they only tooled up for weddings 

1 hour ago, thaiowl said:

11 amulets not enough.

 

Looks to me more like 15 r so....

 

When I first looked at that pic and saw the guy on the left completely covered in tattoos my brain thought the guy on the right had one huge chest/stomach tattoo.

geeeze ..........  those carpark Thai weddings can be dangerous.  Certainly went off with a bang  !     Lol

"Surat Thani, Thailand - On April 28th, a violent gunfight erupted between two former friends, resulting in both their deaths and injuries to two others at a wedding reception in Muang District, Surat Thani Province."

 

And the next paragraph:-

 

"Surat Thani, Thailand - On April 28th, a violent gunfight erupted between two former friends, resulting in both their deaths and injuries to two others at a wedding reception in Muang District, Surat Thani Province."

 

Virtually the same details are repeated further down the article, but why should the second paragraph be an exact repeat of the first? Just wondering why!

8 hours ago, webfact said:

...before taking further legal action.

Good luck with that.

 

I wonder what legal action could be taken given the fact that the lowlifes have already eliminated themselves. 

 

Case closed.

1 hour ago, kcpattaya said:

Sad to realize what he value of life is in Thailand...

It isn't worth much in America either, two dead after a shooting there would be a non event.

From the looks of them they were fine upstanding primitives, who carries a gun to wedding.?

TWO men attending a wedding at a Surat Thani hotel came out to the parking lot and after a fierce argument pulled out their pistols and shot each other dead .

 

"This town aln't big enough for the two of us"

3 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Most real men have enough self esteem, which allows us to have thick skin. And self awareness too, which often takes some introspection and inner work, which is extremely rare here.

 

I can handle an insult or a perceived lack of respect. I know who I am. Many can't. Many just lose it. Real men don't cause harm to others, due to an insult. Half men, cowards, punks, thugs, men who look like men but have the emotional development of a 13 year old often will overreact. Hence, these two dead fools. Few tears will be shed.
 

Most people don’t take a gun to a wedding 

8 hours ago, stoner said:

you humans and your guns. 

Just two humans I'm afraid who'd kill each other with or without their guns.