Police Killer Suspect Dies In Shoot Out

[marshbags]

Police killer suspect dies in shoot out

A drug suspect, who reportedly shot dead a deputy inspector of Bangkok's Hua Mark precinct during a sting operation on Sunday, has been killed in a brief gunfight with police in Phetchabun.

On Wednesday night, National Police Chief Assistant Lt Gen Assawin Kwanmuang led police officers to find suspect Ekkachai Chunhachai, 37, at a house in Phetchabun's Wang Pong district where Ekkachai was lying low after allegedly having shot dead Pol Cap Athit Buppha in Bangkok.

Police reported that on their arrival to arrest Ekkachai he resisted and fled inside the house. In the resulting gunfight Ekkachai was killed. The suspect's body will be submitted for an autopsy.

Police investigations found that Ekkachai was a chronic gambler and was on record for having shot his own soninlaw.

They say Ekkachai turned to the drug trade and they had planned to arrest him many times before, but he evaded them until Sunday's encounter, which led to the death of the police officer.

Assawin said that police had camped in the area for two days prior to the arrest attempt and that during Wednesday night they had tried to convince Ekkachai to surrender peacefully, but he resisted and shot at them first.

Prasert Phrompakdi, kamnan of Wang Pong district's tambon Wang Hin, said that Ekkachai was brought by a friend to hide in the house, which belonged to a Public Health Ministry retiree and was located in a tamarind orchard. The friend then went back to Bangkok.

Prasert said that Ekkachai was not the first fugitive to hide in the area, as the tambon of forest land and mountains was home to settlers from other provinces - an ideal place for criminals on the run to lie low.

A source said that Wang Pong district was dominated by three power groups, one of which was already prominent while the two were still gathering influence. Many hit men from outside areas had come to the district to hide out. However, it also attracted various levels of investors to set up business establishments there, the source said.

-- The Nation 20-11-09

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marshbags

Edited November 20, 2009 by marshbags

[yabaaaa]

Indeed but due to past indiscretions maybe understandable.

[Choscura]

Perfect. Just the kind of sensationalism the kii-nok foreigners here love. Can't wait to see a similar situation on a Thai Soap or any resulting movie.

[junkofdavid2]

After killing a cop, do you believe he was really killed in a real "shootout"?

Or that he'd stand a chance of living even if he had surrendered peacefully?

[Trollkiller]

A cop just died in his duty.

Some people just seem to only wish to bash the thai police.

[Artisi]

Do you think we will ever see the headline, " Suspect Killer Policeman dies in shoot out"

[jayjayjayjay]

Where's the call for someones arrest, extra Judaical killings.

Let's have Ahbisist head if no cop is arrested within 12 months!!!!! (and I am not being serious, just pointing out how stupid some people can be)

[neverdie]

A cop just died in his duty.

Some people just seem to only wish to bash the thai police.

Its typical around here for this sort of behaviour.

Irregardless of how Ekkachai Chunhachai died its good to see that he can't harm anyone else.

RIP Deceased Police Inspector.

[ScubaBuddha]

Perfect. Just the kind of sensationalism the kii-nok foreigners here love. Can't wait to see a similar situation on a Thai Soap or any resulting movie.

Ride-bird? <deleted>? lol

Edited November 20, 2009 by webfact
Quote restored to original font an color //WF

[Chang_paarp]

That saves on the need for a pesky trial.

[neverdie]

Perfect. Just the kind of sensationalism the kii-nok foreigners here love. Can't wait to see a similar situation on a Thai Soap or any resulting movie.

Ride-bird? <deleted>? lol

Its suppose to be a derrogatory term

[mahtin]

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Farang-Ki-Nok-t169391.html

[ScubaBuddha]

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Farang-Ki-Nok-t169391.html

Ah ok, thanks. Now I will know when they call me this.

[Briggsy]

Where was the Bangkok (Huamark) inspector shot? In Bangkok or in Phetchabun?

[Thunder26]

Actually it was tit for tat. The pictures and the film showed after the shootings are quite relevant. It's not a rocket science to understand that the murderer was tortured and then shot. In this case too many people got very upset, especially those who are close to the killed policeman. It's a sign to those who think that they are above the police and they should come down to earth, if you upset the police too much then a cold blood revenge is inevitable.

Edited November 21, 2009 by Thunder26

[Serpico]

Quotes from the Asian Legal Resource Center:

" Following the 11th session of the Human Rights Council the Government of Thailand objected to the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) over it having characterized the Royal Thai Police as the top violator of human rights in that country. "

"In the most famous human rights case in Thailand of the last decade, the forced abduction, disappearance and presumed murder of human rights lawyer Somchai Neelaphaijit, only one police officer out of five accused was sentenced to a mere three years’ imprisonment. The court found that it was state officers who committed the offence but that there was insufficient evidence to convict the other four. While on bail awaiting appeal, the guilty officer was reportedly killed in an accident; however, his body has not been recovered and the wife of the victim has petitioned the authorities that she believes that he faked his death."

"The ALRC has documented cases of 28 persons whom police at a single police station in Kalasin Province are alleged to have abducted and killed. It has reason to believe that the number is far higher and that the police killers in the region are not confined to this station."

[MrBrightside]

Quotes from the Asian Legal Resource Center:

" Following the 11th session of the Human Rights Council the Government of Thailand objected to the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) over it having characterized the Royal Thai Police as the top violator of human rights in that country. "

"In the most famous human rights case in Thailand of the last decade, the forced abduction, disappearance and presumed murder of human rights lawyer Somchai Neelaphaijit, only one police officer out of five accused was sentenced to a mere three years' imprisonment. The court found that it was state officers who committed the offence but that there was insufficient evidence to convict the other four. While on bail awaiting appeal, the guilty officer was reportedly killed in an accident; however, his body has not been recovered and the wife of the victim has petitioned the authorities that she believes that he faked his death."

"The ALRC has documented cases of 28 persons whom police at a single police station in Kalasin Province are alleged to have abducted and killed. It has reason to believe that the number is far higher and that the police killers in the region are not confined to this station."

Excellent post by Serpico.

Interested to see how the defenders of the faith deal with that one....

[KIFKIF]

Where was the Bangkok (Huamark) inspector shot? In Bangkok or in Phetchabun?

Ramkhamaeng soi 127.

I have seen footages on Thai news tv...the guy laid down with a gun in his hand ,weird ...

Anyway less sh@@ in the street ..

I love that LOS cops"""

[ScubaBuddha]

Actually it was tit for tat. The pictures and the film showed after the shootings are quite relevant. It's not a rocket science to understand that the murderer was tortured and then shot. In this case too many people got very upset, especially those who are close to the killed policeman. It's a sign to those who think that they are above the police and they should come down to earth, if you upset the police too much then a cold blood revenge is inevitable.

Um, no, actually it's a sign that the police think they are above the law.

Edited November 22, 2009 by Scubabuddha

[justnbangkok]

After killing a cop, do you believe he was really killed in a real "shootout"?

Or that he'd stand a chance of living even if he had surrendered peacefully?

he really was shot in a shootout. why u always think thai police are lying. He didn't even try to surrender and the video clearly shows the police asking him to surrender and then he fires first.