A local government official was hospitalised following a shooting incident in Nonthaburi province on Monday, with authorities detaining a former lawmaker as the suspected shooter, just days after a mass shooting claimed eight lives in the same area.
A government official in Nonthaburi province, on the outskirts of Bangkok, was hospitalised after being shot on Monday, according to Deputy Provincial Governor Apichai Aramsri. The incident resulted in the detention of a former lawmaker, who has been identified as the suspected shooter.
The shooting occurred in the same province where Thailand experienced a major tragedy just days earlier. On Friday, a teenage student opened fire at a school, killing six people and himself after allegedly shooting his grandparents. The combined incidents represent significant violence in the region, with the Friday shooting marking the country's worst mass killing in nearly four years.
Deputy Governor Aramsri confirmed details of Monday's incident to Reuters-Agencies, though further specifics regarding the motive or circumstances surrounding the shooting remain limited. The detention of the former lawmaker marks a swift police response to the incident.
