Man, 24, gunned down amid crowded festivity at Chalong Chinese temple

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Man, 24, gunned down amid crowded festivity at Chalong Chinese temple
Darawan Naknakhon


Man, 24, gunned down amid crowded festivity at Chalong Chinese temple

PHUKET: -- A 24 year old Thai man named only as 'Joy' is in critical condition after being shot in his upper torso at a crowded Chinese temple last night in Phuket's southern municipality of Chalong.

Police believe the shooting -- which happened at about 8pm at the Saan Jao Guan Oo Chinese shrine-temple in Chalong's Moo 1 amid a crowd of some 500 people celebrating a holy day -- is gang related.

The shooter (s) are at large. More details to follow. Several months ago a Thai hotel employee was gunned down in front of dozens of witnesses on a crowded street in Chalong after he fled a fight at a popular entertainment establishment.

Last week, a 27-year-old Thai man in Thalang died after his head was bashed with a brick by a group of teens who the victim offended in a pub.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/man-24-gunned-down-amid-crowded-festivity-at-chalong-chinese-temple-53571.php


-- Phuket News 2015-08-10

[thequietman]

Ahhhhhhhhhhh, the beauty that is Thainess.

Don't ya just love it. Y'all come back now, ye hear.

[Just1Voice]

Two things come to mind:

1 - Thais love Thais

2 - Thailand is a Buddhist country.

Dead wrong on both counts.

[ColdSingha]

need to ban temples if people keep getting shot in them

[cornishcarlos]

Temple festivals do seem to be a magnet for gang confrontations... No respect for a religious establishment.. Even Highlander never sliced anyone in a church !

[DLang]

Can Thais go anywhere without trying to kill people?

Such a sad, angry people.

[sammygood]

never argue with a thai, right ?

as they might be shit bat crazy and carry a machete, knife or gun, you know, just for fun

[peteregion]

In some countries, people also get killed in a Church, a temple or a Mosque so quit quoting religions. Christians do the same things, Muslims do the same things, Hindus do the same things.

At least I know many Farang Thrash here.....

[metisdead]

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