At least 26 people were killed and 57 wounded in an 18-hour shooting spree in no...
A bullet shell is seen in front of the Terminal 21 shopping mall following a gun battle involving a Thai soldier on a shooting rampage, in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand February 9, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand - At least 26 people were killed and 57 wounded in an 18-hour shooting spree in northeastern Thailand that ended in an overnight standoff at a busy shopping mall, where most of the victims were killed.** The shooter has been identified by authorities as 32-year-old soldier Jakrapanth Thomma.** Jakrapanth was a sharp shooter and took many special courses on attacking, including planning ambushes, army sources said.
** He was involved in a dispute over a house sale with a relative of his commanding officer, according to the Thai prime minister and police. ** Hours before the attack began on Saturday, he had posted on Facebook denouncing greedy people who took advantage of others. “Do they think they can spend the money in hell?”
** After the attack began, he posted: “Death is inevitable for everyone” and said his fingers were cramping. Facebook then cut off his account.
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