A former Thai lawmaker arrested after a shooting at a government office kills 1
Police said Chalong Riewrang confessed to the shooting, which left the Nonthaburi official dead and his driver wounded.
- On Monday, police arrested former MP Chalong Riewrang after he allegedly opened fire at the Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization offices, killing chairman Thongchai Yenprasert in broad daylight.
- The shooting followed an argument over an unpaid debt of roughly 11 million baht ; Riewrang claimed he sought to resolve the dispute through discussion before following Yenprasert to his car.
- Yenprasert died in hospital after being shot in the face and neck, while his driver was also shot in the arm but survived and remains in stable condition.
- Police Lieutenant General Wattana Yijin stated Riewrang confessed to the shooting, claiming he fired only after the driver drew a weapon; Riewrang said, "I wanted to apologise to the people of Nonthaburi."
- This attack marks the second deadly shooting in Thailand in three days, occurring inside a government office and intensifying pressure on authorities to address the nation's high rate of civilian firearm ownership.
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In Thailand, a former politician has been arrested for killing a person, after which he confessed to the murder on a YouTube livestream
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HONG KONG - A former Thai MP allegedly shot dead a local official near Bangkok, then dialled into a YouTube livestream to inform the host - a political pundit - of what he had done.
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Former Thai MP arrested following fatal shooting of government official
A former Thai MP has been arrested after a local government official was shot dead inside a government office outside Bangkok. The shooting happened inside a local government office, and is the second deadly shooting in Thailand in three days. Chalong Riewrang was arrested by police following the attack, which happened outside the Thai capital of Bangkok. A former Thai MP has been arrested after he is alleged to have opened fire on a current off…
A former Thai parliament member has been arrested following a fatal shooting at a Thai government building just outside Bangkok. One person was killed. It appears to be a targeted attack, and the motive is believed to be personal. The incident occurred around 11:00 local time at a provincial government building in Nonthaburi. Thongchai Yenprasert, a senior official there, was shot in the face and neck and died in the hospital from his injuries. …
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