Gun Fight Last Night

[Ritti]

At 2:30ish I woke to hear 4/5 shots fired in quick succsession (quess it was to people firing).

Klong Toey area. Police and ambulance all came and there was a fair comotion.

Anyone else hear or see it

???

[bkkjames]

probably something to do with that ongoing dispute between vendors and land owners at KT Market?

[Ritti]

probably something to do with that ongoing dispute between vendors and land owners at KT Market?

I think there are alot of underground casinos and cock fighting rings in Klong toey, this was closer to soi 16 then the markets.

[adad]

You're right about Soi 16, in fact the shooting took place about 20 meters away from the condo building at the end of Soi Paisingto. I was at my balcony when 4 (it was exactly 4) shots were fired and people started wailing that someone was shot - could even hear them yelling the person's name and asking the victim to not 'fall asleep'. From where I was, I had direct line of sight from above and it actually happened at the front of a living compound (of a house).

Don't know if it was just a coincidence, but when I scanned to whole area (from high up), there was a car that left the area (about 30-50 meters away) from the shooting location a few second after I heard the shots.

Police and ambulance took about 10 mins to arrive (Por Tek Tung didn't get there first, surprisingly, but they did arrive eventually) and the police sealed off the area and they were clearly looking for shells. But between the shooting and the arrival of the Police, there was a lot of commotion and lots of people running in an out of that compound.

Never though I would witness a scene like this so close to home - a rude reminder that anything can happen here in Bangkok.

[phaethon]

Is there an international school in the area?

Edited May 21, 2009 by phaethon

[adad]

no.

that's the 'village' jam-packed with shophouses and wooden houses directly behind the khlong that runs alongside soi paisingto (right next to the queen sirikit MRT station)

[Ritti]

You're right about Soi 16, in fact the shooting took place about 20 meters away from the condo building at the end of Soi Paisingto. I was at my balcony when 4 (it was exactly 4) shots were fired and people started wailing that someone was shot - could even hear them yelling the person's name and asking the victim to not 'fall asleep'. From where I was, I had direct line of sight from above and it actually happened at the front of a living compound (of a house).

Don't know if it was just a coincidence, but when I scanned to whole area (from high up), there was a car that left the area (about 30-50 meters away) from the shooting location a few second after I heard the shots.

Police and ambulance took about 10 mins to arrive (Por Tek Tung didn't get there first, surprisingly, but they did arrive eventually) and the police sealed off the area and they were clearly looking for shells. But between the shooting and the arrival of the Police, there was a lot of commotion and lots of people running in an out of that compound.

Never though I would witness a scene like this so close to home - a rude reminder that anything can happen here in Bangkok.

We must live in the same condo.

It was pretty much below us.

I think they were calling "Bank" but I cant recall now

[phaethon]

(I was making an oblique reference to http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/War-Firearms...l-t267051.html)

[dvddvd]

In a few days, I'm heading back to Bangkok after being away for a few years. I used to stay on soi 16 at The Monterey Condominiums and I'm wondering if a certain restaurant is still in operation. It was located a few hunderd meters from the Monterey, towards sukhumvit, on the left. Sorry, I cannot remember its name, but it had decent food and was decorated very nicely on the inside.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

DVD

[adad]

Towards sukhumvit? I assume you mean a Thai restaurant.

If you're talking about soi 16, Balee Laos is still open.

If you're talking about soi 22, then Ruen Mallika is still there also.

[ozsamurai]

I'm in the area, didn't hear a thing, however there was a shoot up Sunday past in front of Rompo Mansion, usual home casino problems, two sets of 2 shots... darn near scared me off my woman! LOL

[dvddvd]

Towards sukhumvit? I assume you mean a Thai restaurant.

If you're talking about soi 16, Balee Laos is still open.

If you're talking about soi 22, then Ruen Mallika is still there also.

Thanks. Balee Laos is it!