The suspected gunman is seen on his knees as policemen approach him. The encounter took place at Siam Kempinski where the suspect fled to after the shooting spree at Siam Paragon.
One person was killed and six others injured in the shooting this afternoon at Siam Paragon, Thailand’s biggest shopping mall in central Bangkok, after which a 14-year-old suspect was arrested at the scene.
The latest update on the casualties was given by the Erawan medical emergency service which had earlier reported that three persons died. It said the deceased was a Chinese.
National police chief Pol Gen Torsak Sukvimol, however, said two persons were killed and five injured.
Torsak confirmed that the suspect is a 14-year-old boy who has a record of mental problems. “He is not able to give police a coherent account of what happened. He only said that he was having hallucinations,” he…
