With the public still reeling from the violence in Lop Buri, the country was shocked by a mass shooting in Nakhon Ratchasima on Feb 8 that left 30 people dead, including the gunman, and 58 others injured.
The lone gunman, identified later as Sgt Maj 1st Class Jakrapanth Thomma, 32, of the Surathampithak army camp, shot dead his commander and two others before fleeing in one of the unit’s Humvees.
Armed with three HK33 rifles and an M60 machine gun he had taken from his military camp, Sgt Maj 1st Class Jakrapanth fired at civilians as he drove to the Terminal 21 shopping mall in Muang district.
The soldier-turned-shooter streamed his rampage on Facebook Live and posted a selfie showing himself holding a rifle. His Facebook page was taken down…
