Suspect in Bangkok Siam Paragon shooting modified handgun designed to fire blanks: Police

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Police found many rounds of ammunition, including 49 9mm bullets, in the suspect's room during a search. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A police officer collecting a pistol after arresting a 14-year-old boy who allegedly shot and killed people at the Siam Paragon shopping mall in Bangkok on Oct 3.The outside of the luxury Siam Paragon shopping mall after Thai police arrested the teenage gunman who is suspected of the killing.

Thai media reported that when the police searched the suspect’s room in a 2.5-storey townhouse where he lived with his parents, who are professors, they found an airsoft gun, many rounds of ammunition, including 49 9mm bullets and 15 spent shells of various sizes.The Nation reported that the suspect’s parents were unaware of the origin of the weapon and ammunition.

“Usually we don’t get the suspect alive. This case is an important case study for us. We need information from the young man,” national police chief Torsak Sukvimol said in a television interview on Wednesday.

 

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