Police Lieutenant Colonel Tanargit from Pattaya Police Station was called to the front of the Bang Pub in Soi Day Night 1 in South Pattaya just after 7am on Wednesday to investigate reports of a shooting at the location which led to the death of an employee of the Pub. The Officer made his way to the Pattaya Memorial Hospital to inspect the body of Khun Prongtaerp aged 19. He had sustained a gun shot wound to his head and was pronounced dead-on-arrival at Hospital. Back at the scene officer recovered bullet casings and examined CCTV pictures from a camera located outside the Bar.

Two men on a motorbike were seen passing the Bar and the passenger produced a Gun and shot the victim. Witnesses explained that moments before the shooting, three men on a further bike drove past the bar and pointed in the direction of the victim. He apparently thought nothing of it and made his way to a local convenience store and was shot as he returned to the bar. Police have few clues as to any motive behind the shooting and are continuing their investigation into this murder.

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KILLERS OF KARAOKE STAFF MEMBER ARRESTED; VOLUNTEER POLICE WAS INVOLVED

Police arrested the man who shot and killed a karaoke staff member. A volunteer policeman was involved in the killing. The shooter confessed that he was drunk and riding a motorbike back home when he passed the karaoke bar and got into a belligerent conversation with Mr. Pongthep, the victim. They already had an earlier conflict. Still angry over the previous encounter, he came back to kill Mr. Pongthep.

In a previous story, we reported the case of two men on a motorbike who shot and murdered the karaoke staff member in front of Sun Dance Karaoke Bar on Soi Day-Night on 8 August 2007. Police reviewed the CCTV camera and were able to identify the face of the shooter. On 9 August 2007 at 2:30 PM, Police Colonel Phairat Suphasawas, Deputy Superintendent, Chonburi and the investigation team joined to announce the arrest of Mr. Seksan Glinhom, nickname "A" (19), Mr. Goragorn Sae-Guen, nickname "Dook" (19) and Mr. Phamorn Janboonrueng, nickname "To" (20), who were charged with conspiracy to murder Mr. Pongthep Phanisen, a karaoke bar staff member.

The three men were hiding at Boon-Laor Flat, in Rayong province. Police arrested them with the evidence of a gun and a bullet, a black and blue Honda Click motorbike, license 581, Chonburi, which they used when they shot Mr. Pongthep. The investigation also determined that the gang has committed crimes around the Pattaya area.

Moreover, Sriracha police also held an arrest warrant for another four people in the same gang. They are Mr. Apidej Poota, nickname, "Jo", a Volunteer Police officer, Class No. 3 (23), Mr. Nathawut Chompoo, nickname "Note" (17), Mr. Chatchai Insa-ad, nickname "O" (18) and Mr. Somporn Simaghong, nickname "Rud" (26), with the evidence of a gun, four mobile phones and four motorbikes. All of them have committed many crimes in Pattaya with the assistance of the gang member who is a volunteer policeman.

Police had Mr. Seksan, Mr. Goragorn and Mr. Phamorn describe the killing in front of several witnesses. The three of them were involved in the first encounter with the victim. On the night of the murder, two of the original three returned. Mr. Gorn was the motorbike rider and Mr. Seksan was the shooter. They confessed that they had been drinking at a bar on the same Soi, two hundred meters away from Sun Dance Karaoke, and had become drunk. As they had an earlier conflict with Mr. Pongthep and other staff members, they went back to their room and borrowed a gun from Mr. Aphidej or "Jo" who is a volunteer policeman, and came back to kill Mr. Pongthep.

Pol.Col. Phairat Suphasawas, Deputy Superintendent, Chonburi, revealed that the gang has the history of criminal cases. With the assistance of a friend who is a volunteer policeman, who checked for police movement before they committed their crimes, they usually were able to get away without getting caught. Police will work with the Volunteer Police to better screen candidates for the Volunteer Police. Any Volunteer Police officers who are involved in crimes will receive severe punishment.

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A volunteer policeman was involved in the killing

time to put this idea out to pasture ...........................

Iam just wondering what these (ahem) Karaoke bars are a front for

Seems to be an awful lot of crime commited agianst the owners and staff recently

Penkoprod

A volunteer policeman was involved in the killing

time to put this idea out to pasture ...........................

Yep, you can tell he wasn't a full time cop,...they get away with it!