Thai soldier kills at least 10 in shooting rampage

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Thai soldier kills at least 10 in shooting rampage -police

BANGKOK, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A Thai soldier killed at least 10 people in a shooting rampage on Saturday in Nakhon Ratchasima in the north east of Thailand and remains at large, police said.
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The soldier opened fire at different locations in the city, which is more than 250 km (155 miles) from Bangkok, police spokesman Kissana Phathanacharoen said in a message to reporters.

The shooter remained close to a shopping mall and had not yet been apprehended, the police said.

Local media showed footage of the soldier getting out of a car in front of a shopping mall and firing a series of shots, sending people running. Gunshots could be heard on the video. (Writing by Matthew Tostevin; Editing by Alexander Smith)

A bit more information from The Washington Post;
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Royal Thai Police spokesman Krissana Pattanacharoen said more than 10 people had been killed. The total number of wounded was not immediately known.
Police contacted by phone in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima said the soldier, stationed outside the city, initially shot dead another soldier and a woman and wounded a third person.
The city and neighborhood police officers, who asked not to be identified because they were not authorized to release information, said the man took a gun from his base and drove to the Terminal 21 mall, shooting along the way. The city is also known as Korat.

Video taken outside the mall and shared on social media showed people taking cover in a parking lot as gunshots were fired.

The mall was shut down and the street outside was closed while the authorities tried to arrest the gunman and rescue shoppers inside.
Defense Ministry spokesman Lt. Gen. Kongcheep Tantrawanich identified the suspect as Jakrapanth Thomma. He said police and military units had locked down the mall and the surrounding area.
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A rough unfolding of events in an 18-hour shooting spree in northeastern Thailand that killed at least 29 people and wounded dozens of other's. The Thai King has granted Royal Funerals for the shooting victims.

One gunman, four locations, 29 dead: how the mass shooting in Thailand unfolded
Authorities are still piecing together details of how a soldier killed at least 29 people and wounded dozens more in a rampage in and around the northeastern Thai city of Nakhon Ratchasima.

Here is roughly how the killings unfolded, according to Reuters interviews, local media and police accounts. All times are local (GMT +7 hours).

Saturday Feb. 8
12:10 p.m. (0510 GMT) - Soldier Jakrapanth Thomma writes on his Facebook page complaining about people who grow rich by cheating and taking advantage of others. “Do they think they can spend the money in hell?” the post ends.

3 p.m. - Jakrapanth arrives at a house to discuss a property dispute in the presence of his commanding officer. After an argument, he shoots dead his commander and a woman described as a relative of the officer.

4 p.m. - He goes to the Surathamphitak army base where he worked, kills an army guard and steals weapons from the armory. He commandeers a Humvee.

4:30 p.m. - He stops at a Buddhist temple and opens fire as authorities pursue him, killing around nine people including a police officer, before driving away

5:30 p.m. - The soldier arrives at Terminal 21 shopping mall where he begins to open fire on panicked shoppers. At least 12 people are killed.

5:50 p.m. - Police shut down a cordon of about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) around the mall.

6 p.m. - Gunshots are heard and a fire breaks out at the mall after a soldier shoots either an electricity station or a fuel tank.

6:30 p.m. - The soldier posts another message on his Facebook page: “Death is inevitable for everyone.”

8 p.m. - Police bring the shooter’s crying mother from home in Chaiyaphum province to Nakhon Ratchasima to help ask the soldier to surrender.

9:30 p.m. - Facebook says it has shut down the shooter’s page.

10:15 p.m. - Thai security forces storm into the mall and help hundreds of trapped people escape.

10:50 p.m. - Police say they have taken control of the ground floor of the mall.

Sunday Feb. 9
12:30 a.m. - The soldier escapes to the shopping center’s basement, which houses a food court and grocery store. More security forces move inside the mall.

2 a.m. - Bursts of gunfire are heard as security forces hunt for the shooter.

3 a.m. - Two casualties are brought out of the mall on stretchers as authorities continue to hunt for the gunman.

3:20 a.m. - At least four children are seen escaping from the mall.

8 a.m. - Security forces move closer to the shooter inside the basement.

9:05 a.m. - Security forces shoot and kill the gunman.

Thousands light candles for victims of Thailand mass shooting
Thousands of people holding candles attended a vigil in northeastern Thailand on Sunday for the victims of a rogue soldier who killed at least 29 people and wounded 57 before being shot dead.

Thai king grants royal funerals to mass shooting victims: PM
People gather as they pray for victims who died in a mass shooting, in front of Terminal 21 shopping mall in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand February 10, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn will grant royal funerals to the 29 people killed in a rampage by a soldier over the weekend in the country's northeast, the Southeast Asian country's prime minister said on Monday.
 
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