Bangkok mall shooting suspect called 191 to identify himself

[snoop1130]

 

The shopping mall shooting suspect called 191 to identify himself to the police as the perpetrator and to tell them that he was in a furniture shop on the third floor of the mall, wearing a black jacket, tactical style trousers and a hat and that he is only 14, according to Pol Maj-Gen Panop Vorathanatchakul, commander of the Patrol and Special Operation Division, which operates the 191 emergency call centre.

 

He said that the vital message from the boy was then relayed, via the police radio networks, to the officers on the ground, adding that they were advised to talk the suspected shooter into laying down his weapons and surrendering to the police.

 

The 191 police commander also said that he had closely monitored the situation on another phone and was in contact with the officers on the ground, providing advice on the surrender procedure.

 

Caption: The suspected gunman is seen on his knees as policemen approach him. The encounter took place at Siam Kempinski where the suspect fled to after the shooting spree at Siam Paragon.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2023-10-05

 

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[Baht Simpson]

This whole thing seems very well planned out. Could it be that he's been swayed and directed by some online influence? If so they need to get to the bottom of it quickly.

[rwill]

Doesn't quite match up to the previous 'heroic' officers articles.

[Deserted]

Well if this is true then we now know why they didn't take him down.

[NE1]

Were there not 3 awards given out to police for their bravery over this ?

[NE1]

40 minutes ago, NE1 said:

Were there not 3 awards given out to police for their bravery over this ?

https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/crime/heroic-thai-officers-awarded-for-handling-siam-paragon-mall-shooting-incident-expertly

[brianthainess]

Should have tried to keep him talking at the very least why no Tasers? 

[steven100]

strange ....  why would the kid call 191 and tell them where he is ... did he just want to give himself up?

[PETERTHEEATER]

5 hours ago, NE1 said:

https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/crime/heroic-thai-officers-awarded-for-handling-siam-paragon-mall-shooting-incident-expertly

The original report linked on AN forum stated the three officers were a Lt Colonel and two Captains. In this rehash the Captains are now Sergeant Majors. 

The new National Police Chief was reported as saying the weapon used was a modified BB gun yet later reports say it was a modified blank-firing starting pistol.

 

Just take everything you read from Thai media sources as suspect. Often mistranslation coupled with sloppy journalism.