Police chief confirms 2 dead with reports of at least one more fatality in Bangkok mass shooting

[webfact]

Attacker appeared to be mentally disturbed when apprehended. He repeatedly told police ‘he’s over there’ as he was handcuffed and later interrogated by officers seeking a coherent explanation for the atrocity which has led to calls for a review of security by the PM, Srettha Thavisin who visited the scene.

Thailand’s National Police Chief on Tuesday evening at 7.55 pm confirmed two deaths in the mass shooting perpetrated by a mentally ill 14-year-old including a 34-year-old Chinese woman, a tourist to Thailand and a national from Myanmar.

 

The news comes with persistent reports of a third fatality but with relief among police and security experts that regular drills and training at the popular Siam Paragon Shopping Centre in the capital and an effective response from local police officers, probably saved lives. Police are probing the mental health disorder suffered by the 14-year-old suspect who was taken to Pathum Wan Police Station and who appeared to believe he was being stalked.

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and the National Police Chief General Torsak Sukwimol both were at the scene at the Siam Paragon Shopping Centre on Tuesday evening in the aftermath of a mass shooting carried out by a 14-year-old gunman who has not yet been named, but who police say suffers from mental illness and has been treated psychiatrically at the Rajavithi Hospital in Bangkok.

 

by James Morris and Son Nguyen

TOP Picture: National Police Chief General Torsak Sukwimol on Tuesday evening confirmed two dead, including a 34-year-old Chinese tourist and a Burmese national, in 50 minutes of gunfire terror at the upmarket Siam Paragon Shopping Centre on Rama 1 in the Pathum Wan area of the capital.

 

Full story: Thai Examiner 2023-10-04

 

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2 Dead In Mall Shooting, Teenager Had Undergone Psychiatric Treatment
by TNR Staff

 

The photo of a box magazine the suspect shared with a friend, right, and after his arrest, left. Photo: Sanook

 

POLICE CHIEF Pol. Gen. Torsak Sukwimon said this evening (Oct. 3) that two not three people were killed in the shooting at Siam Paragon shopping mall with the 14-year-old teen gunman having undergone psychiatric treatment, Thai Rath newspaper and Sanook.com said.

 

He added that details could not be revealed as the suspect is a youth but he did surrender and has an history of psychiatric treatment at  Rajavithi Hospital.

 

Moreover he cannot be questioned right now as he is not coherent but did say he was told to kill certain people.

 

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Siam Paragon Mall Shooting Stuns Bangkok, Two People Dead, Teen Shooter in Custody
By Adam Judd

 

 

Bangkok, Thailand-In a critical incident at Bangkok’s Siam Paragon Mall, police have arrested a 14-year-old Thai boy suspected of a shooting that resulted in two fatalities and left at least five others injured.

The arrest and ongoing investigation were confirmed through an official statement from the Bangkok Metropolitan Police Detective Department on its social media on Tuesday around 5:30 P.M Bangkok time. Visuals from the incident, showcasing the apprehension and the chaos following the shooting, have circulated online, though their veracity remains subject to official confirmation.

 

Witnesses at the scene reported frantic scenes as mall visitors, including children, sought to escape the vicinity amidst reports of gunfire. One witness, a tourist named Liu Shiying, recounted to the media the alarming circumstance of hearing shots and subsequent alarms while being inside the mall.

 

Social media videos, still pending verification, displayed people seeking refuge wherever available, and even depicted darkened rooms in restaurants where people hid.

In the aftermath, outside the Siam Paragon shopping center, long lines of traffic under heavy rain were observed, revealing a scene of disarray and panic among the public in the immediate area. The mall remained closed until further notice as the investigation into the shocking incident continued.

 

Full story: THE PATTAYA NEWS 2023-10-04

 

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14-year-old commits shooting in center of Bangkok, 2 foreigners killed, at least 5 people injured
by Kanlayakorn Pengrattana

 

The arrest of the 14-year-old suspect in a shooting range at Siam Paragon shopping mall, in Pathum Wan district on Rama I Road, Bangkok, Thailand on 3 October 2023. Photo credit: A user account on X (formerly known as Twitter) application.

A 14-year-old boy, Thai nationality, was arrested with a 9mm pistol at 5.09 PM on Tuesday, 3 October 2023 after committing a shooting at Siam Paragon shopping mall in the center of Bangkok, Thailand, killing two foreigners and injuring five people.

 

According to an official report from National Police Chief Pol Gen Torsak Sukvimol, the two persons who were killed were identified as Chinese and Burmese.

 

Four of the injured were admitted to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital and one was being treated at Police General Hospital.

 

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14-year-old boy murdered Chinese tourist in a terror attack on Bangkok’s Siam Paragon Centre
by News Desk

 

Police chief at 7.50 pm confirms two deaths from the attack. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin visited Siam Paragon as a series of disturbing questions arose over Tuesday’s shooting. The latest news is that the 14-year-old boy may have a mental health issue linked to gaming and was showing off the 9mm Glock handgun to friends online. The Prime Minister has initially indicated that security may have to be reviewed for tourists in the kingdom with several large public holidays and festivals approaching.

There was a mass shooting in Bangkok on Tuesday perpetrated by a 14-year-old boy dressed in military gear who murdered a Chinese tourist and wounded two using a Glock handgun. Panic broke out at the upmarket Siam Paragon Shopping Centre on Rama 1 after 4.20 pm and lasted approximately 50 minutes until a police response led to the arrest of the lone perpetrator. Reports suggest that up to three people may have been killed with four injured but in a briefing, after the incident ended, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin highlighted only one fatality with the police chief later raising this to two dead.

 

Thai police at Pathum Wan Police Station in Bangkok detained a 14-year-old boy on Tuesday who was responsible for a terror attack at the city’s upmarket Siam Paragon Shopping Centre on Rama 1 in the heart of the Thai capital. 

 

Full story: THAI EXAMINER 2023-10-04

 

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[ukrules]

Wow, this will be front page news all over China tomorrow.

They're not going to be pleased at all.

Edited October 3, 2023 by ukrules

[Jingthing]

10 minutes ago, ukrules said:

Wow, this will be front page news all over China tomorrow.

They're not going to be pleased at all.

Yeah, but it was random.

It's not as if Chinese are being targeted for being Chinese.

Wrong place, wrong time, can happen anywhere to anyone.

[spermwhale]

25 minutes ago, ukrules said:

Wow, this will be front page news all over China tomorrow.

They're not going to be pleased at all.

They have mass murders more often. 

[webfact]

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[ukrules]

40 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Yeah, but it was random.

It's not as if Chinese are being targeted for being Chinese.

Wrong place, wrong time, can happen anywhere to anyone.

We know that, but I have a feeling the Chinese press won't be quite so 'restrained' in their reporting. I guess we'll find out in the next day or two.

Edited October 3, 2023 by ukrules

[JensenZ]

24 minutes ago, spermwhale said:

Thailand already has strict gun control laws. It's not easy to buy one legally. However there are many illegal guns floating around. It's not hard to find one. 

According to the report it was a reengineered prop gun.

[AdamRich]

32 minutes ago, spermwhale said:

Thailand already has strict gun control laws. It's not easy to buy one legally. However there are many illegal guns floating around. It's not hard to find one. 

I think that was the point. Laws only hinder law abiding people. Criminals are going to break the law regardless. Most places have laws not to kill, but people still do it. The only difference is the manner in which they choose to do it. Outlaw guns and those intent to kill will use knives, hammers, cars, or whatever else they can get their hands on.

[sammieuk1]

Over to Big Tor of how exactly is he he going to get a handle on the gun asylum in a nuthouse ????

 

 

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand’s National Police Chief on Tuesday evening at 7.55 pm confirmed two deaths in the mass shooting perpetrated by a mentally ill 14-year-old including a 34-year-old Chinese woman, a tourist to Thailand and a national from Myanmar.

China won't like that, 

[NemoH]

Originally planning a Christmas in Siam Kempinski hotel but now all plans changed .. I believe tourists will start to avoid the place like plague .. Christmas is just 2 months away.. 

Edited October 3, 2023 by NemoH

[ezzra]

1 hour ago, ukrules said:

Wow, this will be front page news all over China tomorrow.

They're not going to be pleased at all.

Not going to help a bit with the government efforts to bring more Chinese tourist by cancelling the need for visa, and now this shooting that will ruin everything... 

[swm59nj]

The incident has to do with Thailand.  And a mentality disturbed juvenile.  May the injured recover.  And the deceased RIP. 
Not issues of any other country. 
Some here as usual will find excuses to bash a Western country.  Usually because they are bitter because they couldn’t make it there.  And come to Thailand.  . 
 

[ChipButty]

16 minutes ago, NemoH said:

Originally planning a Christmas in Siam Kempinski hotel but now all plans changed .. I believe tourists will start to avoid the place like plague .. Christmas is just 2 months away.. 

Calm down, it will all be forgotten by then, 

[RichardColeman]

I can see the Chinese flights turning round in mid-flight now

[2baht]

How does a mentally ill 14 year old have access to a gun??? ????

[sikishrory]

1 hour ago, spermwhale said:

Thailand already has strict gun control laws. It's not easy to buy one legally. However there are many illegal guns floating around. It's not hard to find one. 

It's not hard at all. There's a whole scene on Twitter with lots of pages selling guns and pen pistols very openly and very cheap.

Most of my staff had guns when I used to work in phuket.

They were cooks.

[webfact]

 

[steven100]

So it was a young nutter on the loose,  plenty of them in Thailand.

[fredwiggy]

20 minutes ago, 2baht said:

How does a mentally ill 14 year old have access to a gun??? ????

The same way many mass shooters get one. Either they steal one, buy it illegally, which seems to be an easy thing here, take it from their parents, or fabricate one. All those that kill innocents are mentally ill.

Edited October 3, 2023 by fredwiggy

[kennw]

1 hour ago, AdamRich said:

I think that was the point. Laws only hinder law abiding people. Criminals are going to break the law regardless. Most places have laws not to kill, but people still do it. The only difference is the manner in which they choose to do it. Outlaw guns and those intent to kill will use knives, hammers, cars, or whatever else they can get their hands on.

Perverse logic sir.

[steven100]

sadly, two innocent lives taken,  cops should have honed their marksmen skills ....

[Henryford]

2 hours ago, spermwhale said:

Thailand already has strict gun control laws. It's not easy to buy one legally. However there are many illegal guns floating around. It's not hard to find one. 

That's a joke right. Almost everyone here seems to have access to a gun if they want,

[smedly]

2 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Yeah, but it was random.

It's not as if Chinese are being targeted for being Chinese.

Wrong place, wrong time, can happen anywhere to anyone.

something mentally wrong with this school kid, did he really have to murder innocent people to make a point, ...........................rip

 

coward

[Tropicalevo]

2 hours ago, NemoH said:

Originally planning a Christmas in Siam Kempinski hotel but now all plans changed .. I believe tourists will start to avoid the place like plague .. Christmas is just 2 months away.. 

Now is the best time to go.

Security levels will be high until complacency sets in say in six months or more.

[fredwiggy]

1 hour ago, kennw said:

Perverse logic sir.

He's actually right on