Three Dead, Two Injured in Bangkok Shopping Mall Shooting

Three people were killed and two others injured after a teenage gunman went on a shooting spree inside a busy shopping mall in downtown Bangkok on Tuesday, according to Thai local media reports and a private rescue and emergency agency.

(Bloomberg) — Three people were killed and two others injured after a teenage gunman went on a shooting spree inside a busy shopping mall in downtown Bangkok on Tuesday, according to Thai local media reports and a private rescue and emergency agency.

The police detained the shooter, sporting a baseball cap and t-shirt, inside the Siam Paragon shopping mall, Thairath newspaper posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. The shooter was a 14-year old boy, Erawan Medical Service Center said in a text message.

The mall, owned by Siam Piwat Co., was evacuated after the shooting incident with the entry to the nearest skytrain station sealed, The Standard reported, citing a police official.

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