Thai teen arrested after shooting at Bangkok’s Siam Paragon shopping centre kills 2, including 1 Chinese woman
- Thailand’s police chief says two women – one Chinese, one from Myanmar – were killed in the incident, with five wounded. A 14-year-old boy has been arrested
- Witnesses described chaotic scenes as the attack unfolded at the luxury Siam Paragon shopping centre, saying ‘everyone ran to get out’
A 14-year-old boy was arrested on Tuesday after a shooting at a packed Bangkok mall that left two people dead and five wounded, and sent hundreds of panicked shoppers running in terror into the streets.
Witnesses told of chaotic scenes as shots rang out at the upmarket Siam Paragon mall in the heart of the Thai capital around 4.30pm local time.
The shooting comes just days before the first anniversary of the deadliest massacre in modern Thai history, when an ex-policeman armed with a gun and knife attacked a nursery in the country’s north, murdering 24 children and 12 adults.
National Police Chief Torsak Sukwimol told reporters that two women – one Chinese, one from Myanmar – were killed in the mall shooting, and five other people wounded.
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Teen arrested after mass shooting at shopping mall in Bangkok
He said the 14-year-old suspect was in custody but was too confused to undergo questioning.
“He is a mental [health] patient at Rajavithi hospital and he has not been taking his medication,” Torsak said. “He said it was like there was another him telling him who to shoot.”