Screenshot of Thai soldier Jakrapanth Thomma standing in front of a building on fire during an attack in the northeastern city of Nakhon Ratchasima on February 8, 2020. — Facebook livestream video image via AFP
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Feb 10 — At least 29 people were killed and dozens were wounded in an 18-hour shooting spree in northeastern Thailand that ended in an overnight standoff at a busy shopping mall.The shooter has been identified by authorities as 32-year-old soldier Jakrapanth Thomma.Jakrapanth was a sharp shooter and took many special courses on attacking, including planning ambushes, army sources said.
He was involved in a dispute over a house sale with a relative of his commanding officer, according to the Thai prime minister and police. Hours before the attack began on Saturday, he had posted on Facebook denouncing greedy people who took advantage of others. “Do they think they can spend the money in hell?”
After the attack began, he posted: “Death is inevitable for everyone” and said his fingers were cramping. Facebook then cut off his account. — Reuters
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