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Police vow fair probe into Huai Khwang shooting
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Thailand’s national police chief has ordered a transparent and evidence-based investigation into a fatal shooting in Bangkok’s Huai Khwang area after a Border Patrol Police officer allegedly opened fire on motorcycle taxi drivers, leaving one person
Key facts
- The case has drawn public attention because the alleged gunman is a serving police officer attached to Border Patrol Police Sub-Division 21
- The incident occurred near the entrance of Pracha Songkhro Soi 38 and Soi 43 in Din Daeng, Bangkok, at around 2.25am on June 14
- Border Patrol Police Sub-Division 21 has set up a disciplinary investigation panel and proposed that the officer be temporarily dismissed from government service while the case is being examined.
- Pol Lt Gen Trairong Phiwphan , deputy inspector-general and spokesman of the Royal Thai Police, said on June 15 that Pol Gen Kitrat Phanphet , the national police chief, had instructed investigators to gather evidence carefully from all
Summary
The case has drawn public attention because the alleged gunman is a serving police officer attached to Border Patrol Police Sub-Division 21. Police said he had surrendered to officers and was now in the custody of investigators at Huai Khwang Police Station.
The incident occurred near the entrance of Pracha Songkhro Soi 38 and Soi 43 in Din Daeng, Bangkok, at around 2.25am on June 14. The shooting reportedly involved a motorcycle taxi stand and resulted in one death and two injuries.