Police say they’re working to establish deceased suspect.
5 folks have been killed and one individual wounded in a capturing in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, police say.
The capturing occurred at Or Tor Kor Market within the Bang Sue district of northern Bangkok at 12:31pm (05:31 GMT) on Monday, the Royal Thai Police stated.
All 5 of the deceased victims have been safety guards on the market, and the suspected perpetrator took his personal life, in line with police.
“Police are investigating the motive. To date, it’s a mass capturing,” Worapat Sukthai, deputy police chief within the Bang Sue district, was quoted as telling the AFP information company.
The police are working to establish the suspect and investigating “any potential hyperlink” to the present border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia, the official stated.
The shooter was seen in surveillance footage carrying a black T-shirt, a cap, camouflage shorts and a backpack hung over his chest, the Thai Public Broadcasting Service reported.
Gun violence is comparatively frequent in Thailand in comparison with a lot of the remainder of Southeast Asia.
In 2020, a junior military officer killed 29 folks and wounded 58 in a capturing rampage within the northeastern metropolis of Nakhon Ratchasima.