A 32 year old man was fatally shot in front of a hotel in Phuket during New Year’s celebrations. The assailant, who fled the scene on a motorcycle, was later apprehended by police. The incident occurred at 4.14am today (January 1)
Police Lieutenant Colonel Eakasak Khwanhuan, an investigator at the Karon Police Station in Phuket, was notified of the shooting by the Karon Police Station’s radio communication centre. Accompanied by Police Lieutenant Colonel Khun Dech at Nong Khai, the head of the Karon Police Station, and Police Lieutenant Colonel Wiwat Chamnanakij, the deputy head of the Karon Police Station, Lt Col Eakasak and other investigative officers rushed to the crime scene.
On arrival at the hotel, they discovered a pool of blood. The injured man, later identified as Anupong (surname withheld), aged 30 years old, had already been taken to Chalong Hospital. Initial…
