Police in Thailand arrested a 14-year-old suspected gunman after a shooting on Tuesday at a luxury mall in the capital Bangkok that authorities said killed three people and injured four others.
Chaos erupted after reports of gunfire in the late afternoon approaching peak shopping hours at the Siam Paragon mall, among the city’s most popular shopping and leisure venues and a draw for foreign tourists.Emergency services shared an image of a police officer apprehending and handcuffing an individual lying face down on the ground and another of an officer retrieving a handgun from the floor.
“We went with them and then we heard several shots, like six or seven shots. We blocked the door of the store.” The Central Investigation Bureau earlier posted a grainy image on its Facebook page of the suspected gunman dressed in khaki cargo pants and a baseball cap.Siam Paragon is Thailand’s most famous mall, drawing large numbers of people with its high-end stores, aquarium, movie theatre and hugely popular food court dining.“I am aware of the shooting event at Siam Paragon … I am most worried about public safety,” he posted on X social media.
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