Police arrested a gunman in connection with a shooting at a Songkran celebration in front of Onyx bar on the popular entertainment venue Royal City Avenue (RCA) in Bangkok within the early hours of this morning. Four victims were injured by gunfire, whereas four others have been damage whereas trying to flee the scene.
Officers from Makkasan Police Station had been notified of the shooting incident at 1am at present. Upon investigation, officers found six bullet casings scattered at the occasion house close to the entrance.
The 4 partygoers who have been shot have been rushed to a nearby hospital. They had been recognized as a 26 year old man named Aobnithi Puengkheha, a 26 12 months outdated girl named Jiraporn Poonsook, a 25 12 months previous man named Natthanon Nonthasood, and a 28 12 months previous man named Thitipoon Supprasert. The identities of the opposite four victims who had been injured whereas fleeing the scene were not reported.
According to witnesses, the gunman entered the event and started combating with another man before producing a firearm and firing it into the bottom.
The gunman was subsequently apprehended, though his id and motives haven’t been released. The suspect is at present being held and questioned at Makkasan Police Station.
Effortless is considered one of Bangkok’s most popular leisure venues and is a major vacation spot for Songkran festivities. The bar the place the capturing occurred is amongst the most well-known spots within the area.
Unfortunately, this was not the one incident during the Songkran Festival. Another capturing occurred within the northern province of Prae on Friday, April 14. Three folks have been killed in that incident, while a quantity of others have been injured. Moreover, greater than 10 victims in the Isaan province of Burriram suffered accidents after two teenage groups crashed on the street where people joined a water battle.
According to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, there have been 1,744 road accidents during the Songkran Festival between April eleven and 15, resulting in 197 deaths and 1,738 injuries. Speeding and drunk driving have been the first causes of those accidents..g