15-year-old dies in Phuket Vegetarian Festival shoot-out
Eakkapop Thongtub


Rescue workers treat one of the injured teenagers at the scene of the shooting.

PHUKET: -- A 15-year-old-boy was killed and three other teenagers injured during a shoot-out at the closing ceremony of the Vegetarian Festival at Saphan Hin in the early hours of this morning (Oct 22).

Phuket City Police were called to investigate a shooting close to the Phuket Vocational College in Talad Yai at 12:20am where it had been reported one youth had died and three others had been injured.

Pol Inspector Maj Porntip Chumsri and Lt Col Chaow Phomna arrived at the scene with a team of officers and Vachira Hospital medical staff to find Kusoldharm rescue workers treating the three injured youths.

The body of the15-year-old boy, named only Bao, had suffered gunshot wounds to his chest from a 9mm gun. His body was taken to Vachira Hospital while rescue workers and medical staff attended to three injured victims.

The three injured youths have been named only as Mao, 14, who suffered a single gunshot wound to his right arm; Toe, 14, shot once in the back, and Kai, 15, who was shot once in the stomach.

All three were later transferred to Vachira Hospital.

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/15-year-old-dies-in-phuket-vegetarian-festival-shoot-out-54640.php


-- Phuket News 2015-10-22

There could be a serious increase in gun crime,when the police get

all those new guns,and the old ones find new owners.not a welcoming

thought.

regards Worgeordie

Western gang culture coming to Thailand.

Sad.

Poor kids. Condolences to the victim's family and friends.

Were the boys shouting out, "Where's the beef?"

Teen slain during Vegetarian Festival celebrations
Phuket Gazette


At the scene, police found the body of 15-year-old Thanakij and the shells to seven rounds of ammunition. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

PHUKET: -- A teen was gunned down and three bystanders injured by stray bullets during the explosive final festivities of the Phuket Vegetarian Festival early this morning.

Thanakij Sawirum, 15, was shot dead behind the Lucky Complex, the abandoned building at the entrance to Saphan Hin, just after midnight, said Maj Pornthip Chumsri of the Phuket City Police.

The three boys who were injured by the stray bullets were named by police only as ‘Thaiyo’, ‘Pol Pol’ and ‘Phuri’. All are age 14.

“The three boys told us that they were just joining the final night of the festival and didn’t know the victim or the shooters,” Maj Pornthip said. “Their injuries were minor and they are safe now.”

As Mr Thanakij drove past the complex with a group of friends, they passed another group of about eight people, explained Mr Thanakij’s 17-year-old friend, named by police only as ‘Jack’.

Full story: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Teen-slain-during-Vegetarian-Festival-celebrations/62193?desktopversion#ad-image-0


-- Phuket Gazette 2015-10-22

Brain dead, immature teens with guns. Starting to sound more and more like LA and Detroit.

Western gang culture coming to Thailand.

Sad.

asia has had gangs and gang wars before "the west" had civilzation

I happened upon this piercing parade a few days ago. Glorifying violence was my impression.

"oh yeah? we will settle this at the Vegetarian Festival at Saphan Hin."

"where?"

"the Vegetarian Festival at Saphan Hin."

"Vegetarian Festival for a gang shoot out?"

"whats the matter, you scared?"

Nice peace loving Buddhists?

Predictable, unoriginal, shortsighted post?

Sorry to disappoint you, but the mere fact of having "Buddhist" on ones birth certificate doesn't automatically make one "peace loving".

Neither does having "Christian" guarantee that one will "turn the other cheek", nor "Judaism" prevent one from eating pork or "Islam" stop the consumption of alcohol, nor "Hindu" etc, etc...........

Being a member of a vocational school gang (which is where the "belief" resides) does however, have it's own rigorous "duties" and unpleasant "consequences".

Could you please pass this information on to the other similarly predictable, unoriginal, shortsighted clones, who litter TV with the same sort of lame comment?

A troll post has been removed.

A vegetarian festival in a Buddhist country. Nowhere to hide. . . .

15 yr olds carrying guns around.

Absolutely pathetic and a disgrace to Thailand. Where is the world headed when young teens shoot each other to kill ...........

What are these thugs parents doing while their children are out murdering people? Time to hold the parents responsible and jail them

Brain dead, immature teens with guns. Starting to sound more and more like LA and Detroit.

My career was teaching Crips and Bloods for the most part. Those guys didn't mess with Asian gangs: "Those guys are whack!"

Chances of getting shot dead in Thailand are much higher than in USA, despite wild west image many believe in. Check out the real numbers.

Those "vocational training" colleges would appear to be training centres for hitmen

...shameful...

..as for the firearms....I probably see at least 3 posts of Facebook daily of someone showing of his firearm(s).....

...and that is where some people were apparently advertising and selling firearms...

The parents should be shot.

Nice peace loving Buddhists?

Predictable, unoriginal, shortsighted post?

Sorry to disappoint you, but the mere fact of having "Buddhist" on ones birth certificate doesn't automatically make one "peace loving".

Neither does having "Christian" guarantee that one will "turn the other cheek", nor "Judaism" prevent one from eating pork or "Islam" stop the consumption of alcohol, nor "Hindu" etc, etc...........

Being a member of a vocational school gang (which is where the "belief" resides) does however, have it's own rigorous "duties" and unpleasant "consequences".

Could you please pass this information on to the other similarly predictable, unoriginal, shortsighted clones, who litter TV with the same sort of lame comment?

I agree with your sentiments. This may be slightly off topic, but what the hell are they teaching at these 'vocational colleges'? Because finding anybody with any actual vocational skills is like trying to find rocking horse poo. Don't get me started on the 3 'electricians' that came to my house to fix what was obviously (to me anyway) a grounding issue on an instantaneous water heater. Thanks, but any electrical work I will do myself, the lives of my family are at stake on that one.

Now go and arrest om & Dad. They should be responsible for their kids. They are under aged and should be home, but typical mom & dad Thai they don't care until their little loved one comes home dead.

What is the punishment for carrying an unlicensed gun here? That's the problem,using it to pistol wip someone is only 500 baht if you say sorry

I remember a few years we had the same problem in pattaya young boys with guns shooting each other I spent a month in a siriracha hospital with the same boys couldn't do enough for me I never did find out why they go around shooting each other maybe its the excitement or boredom something to do .

here we go again bang bang I mentioned in an earlier post Thailand is getting more like America every day in the week gun law prevails we had the same problem in pattaya a few years ago young men shooting each other for the excitement I think or possibly gang law attitude .

Brain dead, immature teens with guns. Starting to sound more and more like LA and Detroit.

Don't forget Chicago.

Brain dead, immature teens with guns. Starting to sound more and more like LA and Detroit.

LA and Detroit were back in the 60's and 70's. The new killing fields are Chicago aka Chiraq and Philadelphia.

What do you expect from a "Vegetarian Festival"...Kids need meat protein to help moderate raging hormones...IMHO

In the UK at the moment the news is full of a man in Sweden who killed a child with a sword or knife. It's still breaking news at the moment. Will this killing and wounding of children in Thailand get the same coverage here or even in other Asian countries? Highly unlikely I would say, maybe because it is not that rare in Thailand

Why are teenagers in Thailand shot dead or injured allowed to be named but teenagers arrested are not?

What do you expect from a "Vegetarian Festival"...Kids need meat protein to help moderate raging hormones...IMHO

Yeah, vegetarian kids are a menace to society. Don't even get me started on vegans.