Crime Man Shoots Neighbours After Noise Complaint in Chumphon

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of Daily News.

 

Police in Chumphon Province are urgently hunting a man who shot his neighbours, a husband and wife, after they complained about loud music coming from his room. Both victims were left critically injured, with the suspect fleeing the scene in a grey Mitsubishi pickup truck.

 

The incident occurred at a rented single-storey concrete building consisting of four rooms in Village 8, Wang Phai Subdistrict, Mueang District, Chumphon Province. Pol. Lt. Amphon Nuchanong of Mueang Chumphon Police Station received the emergency call and reported to Pol. Col. Panya Thuamsee, the station superintendent, before rushing to the scene with local volunteer officers.

 

There, officers found Mr. Surapoj lying outside his room with a gunshot wound to the neck. Nearby, his wife Ms. Jirawanron was found unconscious in a pool of blood, having been shot in the head. Both were rushed to hospital in critical condition.

 

Initial investigations revealed that the attacker, identified as Mr. Sarit, was a neighbouring tenant. He had parked his vehicle and began playing music at high volume. When Mr. Surapoj confronted him and asked that the music be turned down, Sarit allegedly became enraged, retrieved a firearm and shot him. When Ms. Jirawanron emerged to assist her husband, she was also shot.

 

The suspect then fled in a grey Mitsubishi pickup truck bearing the license plate ขก 1123 Udon Thani. Police are currently pursuing the fugitive and have vowed to bring him to justice as quickly as possible.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from Daily News 2025-06-22

 

 

[ikke1959]

In fact is the RTP to blame, as they don't do anything if you complain about loud music. Many people complain about about loud music from neighbours, temples, parties, etc but if call the RTP they don't do anything about it..

[save the frogs]

annoying neigbhors

an oldie but a goodie

 

[Briggsy]

18 years from now he may get picked up at a checkpoint.

[Georgealbert]

UPDATE
Ex-Navy Officer with Influential Surname Surrenders After Fatal Shooting of Neighbour

 

Picture courtesy of Khaosod.

 

A former navy officer with a well-known surname has surrendered to police after fatally shooting a neighbour and injuring another in a row over a running car engine. The suspect, 67-year-old Mr. Sarit Israngkun Na Ayutthaya, was arrested after intense pressure from authorities and days of hiding in the forest.

 

The incident occurred on 20 June in Muang District, Chumphon Province. Mr. Sarit allegedly used a .22 calibre rifle to shoot his neighbours , 54-year-old Ms. Jirawan, who later died from her injuries and her husband, 53-year-old Mr. Surapoj, who survived. The couple had been living in the same row of rented rooms as the suspect.

 

According to police, the fatal confrontation followed a long-standing dispute. Mr. Sarit was reportedly enraged by the couple’s habit of leaving their vehicle engine running for extended periods, with the exhaust fumes entering his living space. Despite several warnings, the couple continued the practice, leading to repeated verbal altercations.

 

On the morning of the incident, Mr. Sarit was preparing local fruit, including durians, mangosteens, and sataw beans, to visit his children. While sweeping his room, Mr. Surapoj approached him and allegedly taunted him, claiming local roots and mocking Mr. Sarit’s past dismissal from work. Incensed, Mr. Sarit retrieved a rifle from his room and shot Mr. Surapoj once. When Ms. Jirawan emerged and shouted, “Why did you shoot my husband? Why don’t you shoot me instead?”, Mr. Sarit fired a shot at her as well.

 

After the shooting, he fled in a pickup truck, driving aimlessly before returning to a former workplace along Phetkasem Road. He asked a former subordinate to drive him to a bus station, intending to flee to Bangkok. However, he changed his mind and decided to head towards the district of Lang Suan. While waiting for transport, he hid in a local banana plantation where he used a fertiliser sack for warmth and insect protection, a technique he claimed to have learned during his navy training.

 

Eventually, heavy rain, hunger and increasing police presence forced him out of hiding. After being spotted by a former colleague near a pomelo orchard, who fled without speaking to him, Mr. Sarit realised the police would soon close in. At 03:00 he walked down from the hills to a local restaurant, where friends and former colleagues urged him to surrender. He agreed, stating he acted out of a sudden surge of emotion.

 

Police arrested him in Moo 8, Tha Kham Subdistrict, Ta Sae District, near his former workplace. He was charged with murder, attempted murder, illegal possession of a firearm, and discharging a firearm in a public area. The suspect has admitted to the crime and is now in custody awaiting prosecution.

 

Authorities are continuing their investigation and have promised a full legal response, regardless of the suspect’s former military background or prominent family name.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khaosod 2025-06-23

 

 

 

 

[quake]

The Hub of noise.

And nut bars.

Hope they recover.

[topt]

2 hours ago, quake said:

Hope they recover.

 

3 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

54-year-old Ms. Jirawan, who later died from her injuries and her husband, 53-year-old Mr. Surapoj, who survived.

[quake]

Oops missed that bit.

 

[Quentin Zen]

I was there.  Gunshots were very loud.  I complained.  

 

 

[JoePai]

A former navy officer with a well-known surname

 

Jones, Smith ???

[VR333]

37 minutes ago, JoePai said:

A former navy officer with a well-known surname

 

Jones, Smith ???

 

If you read the next sentence... a very well-known surname in Thailand, but you can always Google the surname if you really don't know why.