Robber kills three at Thai mall
THE STAR
THAILAND
Saturday, 11 Jan 2020
Harrowing experience: Paramedics helping a man wounded after the robbery at the jewellery shop in Robinson shopping mall, Lopburi province. (Below) Security footage showing the gunman during a robbery. — AFP
BANGKOK: Thai police were hunting for a masked assailant who went on a shooting spree at a shopping mall, killing three people, including a two-year-old boy, and wounding four others as he robbed a jewellery store.
Security camera footage from the Thursday night spree at a Robinson mall in Lopburi province, about 145km north of Bangkok, shows a man wearing a ski mask, camouflage pants and a backpack across his chest shooting a customer at the shop and a sales clerk.
The man, carrying a handgun with a suppressor, then vaults over the store counter and grabs several trays of gold necklaces.
Another security video shows the toddler walking hand-in-hand with an adult near the jewellery store when he falls limp to the ground.
“The robber was merciless. We are looking for him in every place.
“Please trust us, we will definitely get this man and bring him to justice, ” Regional police commander Lt Gen Ampol Buaruppon said yesterday, adding that police were authorised to use lethal force if he resists arrest.
The parents of the toddler, who was shot in the head and died after being rushed to a hospital, posted a message to their deceased son on their Facebook page.
“We love you very much. We are so sorry we cannot protect you, ” it read. “Rest in peace our angel.”
A security guard and a jewellery store saleswoman were also killed.
Rewards from police and other sources for information leading to the gunman’s capture mounted yesterday to 500,000 baht (RM67,420), the website of the Bangkok Post newspaper reported.
“The robber is an expert in guns. He is able to add a suppressor on a normal pistol, ” deputy national police chief Gen Weerachai Songmetta said. — AP
THAILAND
Saturday, 11 Jan 2020
Harrowing experience: Paramedics helping a man wounded after the robbery at the jewellery shop in Robinson shopping mall, Lopburi province. (Below) Security footage showing the gunman during a robbery. — AFP
BANGKOK: Thai police were hunting for a masked assailant who went on a shooting spree at a shopping mall, killing three people, including a two-year-old boy, and wounding four others as he robbed a jewellery store.
Security camera footage from the Thursday night spree at a Robinson mall in Lopburi province, about 145km north of Bangkok, shows a man wearing a ski mask, camouflage pants and a backpack across his chest shooting a customer at the shop and a sales clerk.
The man, carrying a handgun with a suppressor, then vaults over the store counter and grabs several trays of gold necklaces.
Another security video shows the toddler walking hand-in-hand with an adult near the jewellery store when he falls limp to the ground.
“The robber was merciless. We are looking for him in every place.
“Please trust us, we will definitely get this man and bring him to justice, ” Regional police commander Lt Gen Ampol Buaruppon said yesterday, adding that police were authorised to use lethal force if he resists arrest.
The parents of the toddler, who was shot in the head and died after being rushed to a hospital, posted a message to their deceased son on their Facebook page.
“We love you very much. We are so sorry we cannot protect you, ” it read. “Rest in peace our angel.”
A security guard and a jewellery store saleswoman were also killed.
Rewards from police and other sources for information leading to the gunman’s capture mounted yesterday to 500,000 baht (RM67,420), the website of the Bangkok Post newspaper reported.
“The robber is an expert in guns. He is able to add a suppressor on a normal pistol, ” deputy national police chief Gen Weerachai Songmetta said. — AP
