People rushed to the exits after an 'active shooter' was reported to be prowling the mall. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Thai police arrested a 14-year-old male in the Siam Paragon mall in Bangkok, after a shooting incident sent hundreds of shoppers fleeing.PHOTO: AFPThe Siam Paragon mall is seen empty after visitors were evacuated following reports of an active shooter, in Bangkok on Oct 3.Employees and commuters at a closed exit of a BTS train station near Siam Paragon mall, after an active shooter incident was reported, on Oct 3.
Footage from a security camera shows the purported shooter kneeling with his hands on his head as three officers close in on him. One officer then tackles him to the floor.Other images of the supposed gunman show a man wearing camouflage trousers, brown cap, a black jacket and military-style shoes. In one photo, he seems to be holding a handgun.
Siam Paragon is Thailand’s most famous mall, drawing large numbers of people with its high-end stores, movie theatre, a 10,000 sq m aquarium, and hugely popular food court dining.Emergency services said earlier in the day that at least three people were killed and three were injured in the incident. It later clarified that only one died.
Police said the suspect – a student of a school near the mall – claimed that he thought someone was going to attack him, so he took out his Glock 9mm pistol and started shooting, according to The Nation.A video posted on X shows men, women and children hurriedly making their way out of a grocery shop.
Mr Thanpawasit Singthongkham, 31, who works at a Japanese restaurant in the mall, said he heard “loud gun noises, continuously, about 10 times” at around 4.30pm. Mr Jakkraphan Nakharisi, 29, an ice-cream seller who has worked at the mall for two years, told the BBC that he did not realise at first that the noises were gunshots.
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