Four shot in Phuket after late night fishing

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Four shot in Phuket after late night fishing
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Four shot in Phuket after late night fishing

PHUKET: -- Three men and one woman were shot behind Wat Ta Rua in Thalang at shortly before 1am this morning (June 29) after fishing in a nearby lake.

All four were transferred to Thalang Hospital for treatment and are expected to fully recover.

According to Thalang police, the group had just finished catching fish in a lake behind a palm-tree plantation near Wat Ta Rua temple and were in the middle of divvying up the shares of food when they heard gun shots.

Mr Kittisak Pongpan, 32, was shot four times (twice in the right arm, once above his right eyebrow, and once in the back).

Mr Dechanan Pongpan, 38, were was shot once (right arm)

Mr Somjai Tee-uthit, 49, was six times (four times in the right leg and twice in his left leg)

Ms Saijai Bunrat, 50, was shot twice in her right leg.

The investigation is on-going, though police say there are two likely scenarios: soneone was offended that people were fishing in the lake or a person was looking for one of the victims.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/four-shot-in-phuket-after-late-night-fishing-47114.php

-- Phuket News 2014-06-29

[Somtamnication]

Must have been a cop. His aim was horrible.

[ClutchClark]

13 rounds hit targets.

Wonder if there were multiple shooters.

[FireMedic]

13 rounds hit targets.

Wonder if there were multiple shooters.

Or they used those cheap 12 gauge zip guns....Most likely hit with pellets that are considered "gunshot wounds". Much, much different than handgun or rifle rounds.

[Jing Joe]

Something even more "fishy" about this because this picture looks like a lady, yet no description of anyone shot in the left shoulder like her??

So lucky no one was killed.

[hanno]

13 rounds hit targets.

Wonder if there were multiple shooters.

Or they used those cheap 12 gauge zip guns....Most likely hit with pellets that are considered "gunshot wounds". Much, much different than handgun or rifle rounds.

That is what I think. Otherwise they'd be dead. I mean, six bullets in one person?

[ClutchClark]

13 rounds hit targets.

Wonder if there were multiple shooters.

Or they used those cheap 12 gauge zip guns....Most likely hit with pellets that are considered "gunshot wounds". Much, much different than handgun or rifle rounds.

FireMedic,

Thanks, I guess it was the wording that tripped me up.

I am sure you are right.

Cheers

[Halion]

So many rounds hitting each victim yet it is announced that all are stable, even the victim with the round in his head,and they will recover. Sounds more like an attack with a BB gun or shot gun.

[quadman]

One was shot in the eyebrow?! Must be BB's or pellets.

[Stokakrishna]

perhaps was it bb gun...

[Jim walker]

Nice way to do a bit of heavy Thai bonding by doing some late night fishing perfect Thai way to finish a perfect nights fishing a good shoot out.

[Old Croc]

One shotgun blast at a group of Thai people fishing in someone else's pond.

No big story here.

[shirtless]

Its certainly a strange incident, there must be more to it , maybe the truth will come out.

[bangon04]

One was shot in the eyebrow?! Must be BB's or pellets.

being shot in the eyebrow means he was the only one who lost some face....

[Briggsy]

I would be looking at who owns the pond.

Anyway this will be sorted out village style, one way or the other.

[IsaanUSA]

Sounds like a land owner defending his property from trespassers who were robbing him.

13 rounds.....hopefully you guys are right and it was just a shotgun blast.

[LivinginKata]

Sounds like a land owner defending his property from trespassers who were robbing him.

13 rounds.....hopefully you guys are right and it was just a shotgun blast.

There is a newspaper report that it was a single shotgun blast.

[NeverSure]

Sounds like a land owner defending his property from trespassers who were robbing him.

13 rounds.....hopefully you guys are right and it was just a shotgun blast.

There is a newspaper report that it was a single shotgun blast.

This makes sense. Multiple wounds multiple victims, just injuries.

FWIW, a 2 3/4" 12g with 00 buckshot holds 9 pellets. Those are deadly - designed for hunting deer and similar. Each lead pellet is about the diameter of a 9mm handgun, traveling at a similar speed.

A 3" shell of the same type holds 12 identical 00 pellets - 3 more, but not 13.

To hit 13 times with one blast would require something more like bird shot which will have many more smaller pellets, but none is capable of penetrating to a vital area on a larger animal including a human. They are simply too light and not traveling fast enough. They can create some nasty wounds though.

[ableguy]

Fishing in the night equates to poaching, theft, call it what you will, maybe next time they will buy their fish in the market, this is not meant as a cynical post, lived here a while know the rules.