Woman killed after shots fired in Klong Toey

Onlookers, police and rescue workers gather at the scene of a shooting on Sunthornkosa Road in Klong Toey district of Bangkok on Saturday. (Photos: @Joe_black3)
Onlookers, police and rescue workers gather at the scene of a shooting on Sunthornkosa Road in Klong Toey district of Bangkok on Saturday. (Photos: @Joe_black3)

A woman died and a man is in critical condition after gunfire erupted in Klong Toey district of Bangkok on Saturday morning.

Shots were reported in front of a TMBThanachart Bank branch on Sunthornkosa Road.

Authorities responding to the scene found two people severely injured along with a knife. Witnesses said that two men opened fire on a group of university students following an argument. The assailants reportedly fled the scene on a motorcycle down Rama IV Road.

A motorcycle taxi driver who witnessed the incident told police that the two gunmen had parked near a group of four to five students who were waiting at a bus stop. The pillion rider approached one of the students and held a gun to his head.

The intended victim managed to evade the initial shot, causing it to hit a woman identified only as Sirada, a computer teacher at the nearby Sacred Heart Convent School. The teacher sustained a fatal injury to the forehead.

The shooter then fired another shot into the stomach of his intended target before attempting to flee. The motorcycle rider was heard yelling at the gunman to complete the act, leading to three more shots fired at the student’s head and neck.

Police suspect that the shooting may have stemmed from a university rivalry.

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Vocabulary

  • assailant: someone who violently attacks another person - ผู้ทำร้าย
  • critical condition: very seriously ill or injured and might die - อาการหนัก
  • evade: to avoid or escape from someone or something - หลีกเลี่ยง
  • forehead (noun): the top part of the head above the eyes but under the scalp - หน้าผาก
  • intended: planned; wanted to happen - ที่ได้วางแผนไว้ ที่ตั้งใจให้เกิดขึ้น
  • opened fire: started shooting at something with guns -
  • pillion rider (noun): a person who rides behind the driver of a motorcycle or bicycle - ผู้ที่นั่งบนเบาะนั่งซ้อนท้าย (รถจักรยานยนต์, จักรยาน)
  • rivalry: competition between groups of people, business, teams, etc. - การแข่งขันกัน,การเป็นคู่ต่อสู้กัน
  • stemmed from (verb): was/were caused by - เกิดจาก
  • stomach (n): the internal organ in which the major part of the digestion of food occurs -
  • suspect: to believe that something is true, especially something bad - สงสัย, เป็นที่สงสัยว่า
  • victim: someone who has been affected by a bad situation, such as a disaster, illness or an accident - เหยื่อผู้เคราะห์ร้าย
  • witness: a person who sees something happen - ผู้ที่เห็นเหตุการณ์
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