Motorist Survives Rama IV Road Assassins

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee
Staff Reporter


A tight cluster of seven bullet holes on the driver’s side of a Toyota Vios shot up early Wednesday morning on Rama IV Road near Khlong Toei Junction in Bangkok. Six shots hit the driver inside.

BANGKOK — Police are seeking two suspects who opened fire on a vehicle early this morning, shooting its driver six times near a busy Bangkok market.

Suvit Anannateechai, 47, is in stable condition at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital after two men attacked him as he was reportedly on his way to Khlong Toei Market at about 5:30am on Wednesday morning with his girlfriend, Lt. Col. Yanyong Suwansa-ard of Tha Ruea Police Station said.

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This has become the wild west. Thailand is definatly losing it's luster.

The close grouping of the bullet holes would indicate someone who is proficient in guns. Perhaps army or police training or someone who frequents gun ranges

Pretty obvious that. So what?

The close grouping of the bullet holes would indicate someone who is proficient in guns. Perhaps army or police training or someone who frequents gun ranges

Not necessarily. If you look at the video he was standing right in front of the windshield of the stopped car when he was shooting, he was not on the mc. Less than a meter away from target. I thought the same thing until I saw the video. At that distance, you could close your eyes and probably group it.

Its so reassuring, nobody stopped to help!

I wonder if, in the dark, with the tinted front window, they thought Lt. Col. Yanyong Suwansa-ard was driving?

It's so difficult to read English, it was not a police officer that was sitting next to the attacked man, but his girlfriend....

The close grouping of the bullet holes would indicate someone who is proficient in guns. Perhaps army or police training or someone who frequents gun ranges

Not necessarily. If you look at the video he was standing right in front of the windshield of the stopped car when he was shooting, he was not on the mc. Less than a meter away from target. I thought the same thing until I saw the video. At that distance, you could close your eyes and probably group it.

I disagree with you. The shots were fired so quickly. Anyone inexperienced would have lost their Ain even at close range due to the kickback. This shooter is no stranger to firing a weapon

The Thai way of settling business disputes......... Sure saves

time in court, but looks a bit off to foreign tourists. Am stunned

the guy is still alive. Looks like he took all the shot straight to

the chest. He must have seen the gunman coming, and dodged

over the passenger side after the first shot.

Adrenaline running full tilt and a not so experienced shooter

after one shot he could have

calmly walking to the side window would have given clear view

of the ducking target , who may not have had the door locked and seat belt on,

instead firing 7 shots that did not stop the lungs or heart pumping.

waste of ammo , time , and if not a crime of passion , then unlikely to get paid.

I'm gonna start making bulletproof car windows, my business will be good!

Its so reassuring, nobody stopped to help!

Indeed, because your own safety comes second...oh wait.

This has become the wild west. Thailand is definatly losing it's luster.

Actually it's the Wild East. +

Thailand has definatly definitely losing lost it's luster.

OMG, seen the video of the incident and none stopped to help nor bothered to do anything.

It's so difficult to read English, it was not a police officer that was sitting next to the attacked man, but his girlfriend....

Right, got it!

The close grouping of the bullet holes would indicate someone who is proficient in guns. Perhaps army or police training or someone who frequents gun ranges

It is certainly no amateur that is for sure

The Police will come up with the usual motives, Love triangle,Drugs,Debt,and

you could add road rage as that seems to be on the rise.

regards Worgeordie

Ok, so this is pure speculation..... but he was hit by 6 shots at close range and is in a 'stable condition'. Would seem to me he was wearing some form of bullet proof vest. One wonders who this fellow is and what he was involved in.

The close grouping of the bullet holes would indicate someone who is proficient in guns. Perhaps army or police training or someone who frequents gun ranges

Not necessarily. If you look at the video he was standing right in front of the windshield of the stopped car when he was shooting, he was not on the mc. Less than a meter away from target. I thought the same thing until I saw the video. At that distance, you could close your eyes and probably group it.

I disagree with you. The shots were fired so quickly. Anyone inexperienced would have lost their Ain even at close range due to the kickback. This shooter is no stranger to firing a weapon

Not that quickly and he is in a two hand stance with a semi-auto most likely 9mm to keep the gun rise down. The first 4 shots were actually quite slow, the last 3 he sped it up. At that distance the spread is actually pretty wide considering he was nearly on top of the windscreen, I could do that at 50+ yards, but than I'm military trained. I'm not saying it isn't as you state but saying you don't have to be that proficient with a firearm to do that at that distance.

However, the sheer cold bloodiness of it may be a hint to the type.

Its so reassuring, nobody stopped to help!

yeah right helping when the other party has a firearm. Real smart there.

Its so reassuring, nobody stopped to help!

OMG, seen the video of the incident and none stopped to help nor bothered to do anything.

The car with the camera has passed the incident two seconds after the shots were heard so how would you know that no one stopped?

This has become the wild west. Thailand is definatly losing it's luster.

The wild west? Cars getting shot up happens all over the world including the US and even in places such as the UK where gun laws are highly strict

Edited March 23, 201610 yr by ExpatLife

The close grouping of the bullet holes would indicate someone who is proficient in guns. Perhaps army or police training or someone who frequents gun ranges

Not necessarily. If you look at the video he was standing right in front of the windshield of the stopped car when he was shooting, he was not on the mc. Less than a meter away from target. I thought the same thing until I saw the video. At that distance, you could close your eyes and probably group it.

I disagree with you. The shots were fired so quickly. Anyone inexperienced would have lost their Ain even at close range due to the kickback. This shooter is no stranger to firing a weapon

Correct, not if it were only 2 or three perhaps very lucky but this much so close together? No you are spot on

I wonder if, in the dark, with the tinted front window, they thought Lt. Col. Yanyong Suwansa-ard was driving?

Why would the police spokesperson for the investigation have been driving?

I wonder if, in the dark, with the tinted front window, they thought Lt. Col. Yanyong Suwansa-ard was driving?

Why would the police spokesperson for the investigation have been driving?

Yep, already been pulled up on that one. My bad.

Just maybe the driver was the target...

Well, he didn't succeed and he probably knew the victim , should be an easy case for the police to solve and to find a motive. One clue : girlfriend

The close grouping of the bullet holes would indicate someone who is proficient in guns. Perhaps army or police training or someone who frequents gun ranges

Or anybody standing within 5 metres of the car. If someone proficient with a gun had fired 7 shots the driver would be dead.

Maybe there is more to this story than meets the reporter's eye?