Bangkok: A vocational student from an automotive mechanics college in Min Buri was found dead after being shot on the side of the road near the Hathai Mit intersection in the Hathai Rat area. His mother expressed her uncertainty about any conflicts her son might have had. Police are actively questioning classmates and pursuing the perpetrator.
According to Thai News Agency, Nimit Mai Police Station received a report at 01:35 in the morning about a fatal shooting incident near a newly built market close to Hathai Mit Intersection, Hathai Rat Road, in the Bang Chan Subdistrict of Khlong Sam Wa District, Bangkok. Responding promptly, police officers, forensic experts from the Forensic Science Division, a forensic doctor from the Police General Hospital, and volunteers from the Por Tek Tung Foundation and Rom Sai Min Buri Rescue Foundation arrived at the scene.
The victim was identified as a 17-year-old third-year vocational certificate student from a Min Buri automotive college. He had been shot in the back wi
th an unidentified firearm. Witnesses reported that the student was on a blue-black Honda Wave motorcycle, which lacked a license plate, with a companion referred to as Mr. A. They were pursued and shot at by a group of individuals on motorcycles from Soi Suera Khlong Nueng. The victim sought help from locals at the Hathai Mit intersection but ultimately collapsed and succumbed to his injuries in a cement yard. Mr. A sustained an ankle injury in the motorcycle fall and was taken for questioning by the police.
The victim’s family arrived at the scene, with the mother visibly distraught. She recounted that her son had left their home in Soi Phraya Suren 34 at 8:30 p.m., only to later receive the devastating news of his death. She was unaware of any personal disputes involving her son.
Nimit Mai Police Station is reviewing CCTV footage from the area in an effort to identify and apprehend the suspects. Additionally, the police have called in the victim’s friends who were present at the scene for further questio
ning.