A woman opened fire with a 9mm handgun in Pattaya late on 27 March, leaving two people injured after an alleged long-running dispute involving online insults. The shooting occurred at 22:45 near a restaurant on Naklua Road, close to Lan Pho Market in Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri. Police and emergency responders rushed to the scene, where tourists, were left in a panic.

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The incident took place beside the venue of the Pattaya Music Festival 2026, where large crowds had gathered. Officers secured the area and assisted civilians who were helping the wounded. The first victim, Ms Sutthisa Nimsamlee, 29, suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen, losing significant blood and struggling to breathe, while Ms Patcharee Karunyanlanchakorn, 37, a visitor to the festival, was hit by a stray bullet in her left ankle.

Rescue workers provided immediate first aid before transporting both victims to hospital for urgent treatment. Witnesses told police that the suspect fired at close range, striking the primary victim in the abdomen, while the second victim was unintentionally caught in the gunfire. The motive was not immediately clear to those at the scene.

Police identified the suspect as Ms Pornthip Sripak, who was arrested at the scene. Officers seized a 9mm Sig Sauer P250 automatic pistol and one spent shell casing as evidence. During questioning, the suspect reportedly claimed she had endured repeated verbal abuse on social media over a long period and “could no longer tolerate it”, leading her to fire, before attempting to leave.

Investigators from Bang Lamung Police Station, under the direction of Pol Col Sarawut Nuchanart, have begun collecting witness statements and reviewing CCTV footage from the area. Authorities are also questioning both the injured parties and the suspect to establish the full circumstances behind the shooting.

The Daily News reported the case remains under active investigation, with police preparing to pursue legal proceedings against the suspect in accordance with the law.

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Social media will be the death of civilization.

Thin skinned or what .

I'm sure the pistol isn't cheap and wonder if she owned it legally.

longstanding abuse on social media ...

couldnt she just have blocked them?

full grown women acting stupid on the internet. not teens. absurd.

As if we didn't have cat fights before "social media". In the 90's when I was a kid, there was a hell of a lot more fighting going on. It wasn't uncommon to see a car pull over and guys jump out and fight. Every single sporting event I went to had fights. But now we see this kind of bs and think social media is the end of civilisation

Chicks with guns. Not good. "Stay away from my husband!"

25 minutes ago, ronster said:

Thin skinned or what .

I'm sure the pistol isn't cheap and wonder if she owned it legally.

Thin skinned maybe, but you don't know what was said, and I doubt that you've ever been publicly humiliated in front of millions of people so I wouldn't be quick to judge the emotions. Some people are more sensitive than others.Think about that. Gun legal? Ha. My guess is that she "borrowed" it from someone rather than buy. The girl who was shot, that's a nasty injury, very long recovery and who knows about permanent internal damage. Colostomy abd all that. It will be painful. If it were me and I was upset I would bring defamation charges, but that requires rational thought.

chicks with d.... on Beach Road !

chicks with gun in Naklua...🙈

7 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

after an alleged long-running dispute involving online insults

Was it AN members? 😆

8 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Ms Pornthip Sripak

Note to self. Do not unfriend this woman on social media. Play safe and send her rose gifs.

A first or second generation blow-in from E-saan, no doubt !

Where were all the good guys with their guns?

2 hours ago, Jonathan Swift said:

that's a nasty injury, very long recovery and who knows about permanent internal damage. Colostomy abd all that

Wow, you've examined her in order to know all that?

'...Naklua Road...' living up to its name, then.

May be a "Shoot" Emoji would have been better

22 hours ago, ronster said:

Thin skinned or what .

I'm sure the pistol isn't cheap and wonder if she owned it legally.

Bt. 52,000 at Yothin Firearms.

23 hours ago, ronster said:

Thin skinned or what .

I'm sure the pistol isn't cheap and wonder if she owned it legally.

The perfect combination....music festival ,tatoos ,drugs , guns and violence. this storey has got it all. luckily no deaths .

Anyone who downvotes this post I'm coming after you.

i wonder how she would tolerate thumbs down emoji on AN

Very bad image again for tourism.

Talk about an example of fragile deluded minds and ego... pro tip, stay off social media and get involved in the real world.

Posting on a forum a couple times a week is okay, but this constant gazing into your phone on TikTok or Facebook/Instangram always chasing validation for events in your life at the expense of all else is just stupid and vexatious to the soul.

On 3/28/2026 at 2:38 PM, Watawattana said:

28/2026 at 7:36 AM, Georgealbert said:

after an alleged long-running dispute involving online insults

Was it AN members? 😆

It's on the cards with some of the hate I've read over the years.

I reckon we have a couple of psychos here

It's a good thing we are anonymous/incognito. 👀

This is why I shake my head and chuckle when anyone suggests an in person meetup event for AN members.

I don't even want to be walking past that meeting venue, much less inside.

Remember to ALWAYS hit that "like" button boys.

5 hours ago, 1tooth said:

Remember to ALWAYS hit that "like" button boys.

There seems to be more trollish desire to hit the red thumbs down than 'like'......

14 hours ago, impulse said:

This is why I shake my head and chuckle when anyone suggests an in person meetup event for AN members.

I reckon there'd be quite a few here I'd like to have a beer with, only a couple I would never want to meet, proper Psychos

Off topic trolling post removed @impulse