Police inspect the scene of the fatal shooting at Kaset market in downtown Phuket on Jan 8, 2022. (Photo: Police Thailand News Facebook page)
PHUKET: Police have launched a manhunt for a shrimp vendor who allegedly opened fire on a nearby seafood vending stall at a market in downtown Phuket on Friday, killing two people and injuring three others.
The shooting occurred about 10am at Kaset market in Muang district, said police.
Police and rescue workers at the scene saw a man and a woman sustaining serious gunshot wounds and lying near a shrimp stall. Medics performed CPR on them before rushing them to Vachira Phuket Hospital.
Three others – two men and one woman – were also shot and injured. They were rushed to nearby hospitals.
The seriously-wounded two victims were later pronounced dead, Thai media…
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