Carport construction dispute leads to deadly shooting in Samut Prakan

A long-standing dispute over a carport construction project led to a fatal shooting in Samut Prakan Province. The incident occurred at 10.30am today. One man was killed and another injured in a snooker hall on Thepharak Road, Bang Sao Thong District, Samut Prakan Province.

The deceased was identified as 54 year old Sompron, a construction worker, who was found with five gunshot wounds to the head and body. Prakop, a local food vendor, was also injured by a hot bullet casing. At the scene, five 9mm bullet casings were discovered.

Sompron, the victim, and the suspect were both contractors. Sompron was a construction foreman, while the suspect was a senior contractor. Their homes were close to the snooker hall.

The conflict began when Sompron went to the contractor’s house to collect his tools and a dispute arose about their work. The argument escalated at the…