Police said the boy was a student at a tuition school near the shopping mall.
Following the shooting incident, Prime Minster Srettha Thavisin posted on his X (formerly Twitter) that he had been informed of the incident.
He said he had asked police to ensure the safety of the people.
Srettha later told reporters at the Pheu Thai Party offices that the spokesman of the Royal Thai Police would reveal details of the incident soon but the situation had been brought under control after the gunman’s arrest.
A police source said the boy lived in the Bang Kae area.
Police reportedly found an automatic Glock 9mm pistol on him.
Following the incident, Royal Thai Police commissioner-general Pol General Torsak Sukvimol rushed to the scene with several senior police officers to oversee the situation.
A police source said that preliminary interrogation…
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