BANGKOK - Authorities in Thailand charged a 14-year-old boy with premeditated murder and illegal possession of a firearm on Wednesday (Oct 4) after a shooting spree at a Bangkok mall using what police said was a modified pistol intended to fire blanks. ALSO READ: 'Must've been about 20 shots fired': Patrons hid in terror, others flee as gunman opened fire...
Authorities in Thailand charged a 14-year-old boy with premeditated murder and illegal possession of a firearm on Wednesday after a shooting spree at Siam Paragon shopping centre.BANGKOK - Authorities in Thailand charged a 14-year-old boy with premeditated murder and illegal possession of a firearm on Wednesday after a shooting spree at a Bangkok mall using what police said was a modified pistol intended to fire blanks.
The suspect faces five charges including illegal possession of a firearm, the illegal carrying of a firearm in public, and illegal discharge of a firearm in public, Major General Nakarin Sukhontawit told Reuters. In 2020, a soldier shot and killed at least 29 people and wounded 57 in a rampage that spanned four locations around the northeastern city of Nakhon Ratchasima.
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin attended a technology event at the mall and told reporters that access to guns, including ones that can be modified, was something his government would address with police. National police chief Torsak Sukvimol said the suspected gunman had been receiving psychological treatment and had not taken his prescribed medication when he embarked on the shooting.
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