2 German tourists shot in Phuket

2 German tourists shot in Phuket

Two German tourists were shot and wounded overnight near Patong Beach in Phuket province and the gunman, reported to be an Australian, has been detained by police

Phuket police on Tuesday night received a report of a shooting in front of Phuket Beach hotel in tambon Patong in Krathu district.

The incident took place near a night entertainment quarter packed with tourists. Police sent to the scene learned on arrival that the two victims had already been taken to hospital. They were later identified as Johann Baschenegger and Joseph Werner.

A bullet went through Mr Werner's right arm and he was deemed to be critical condition. Mr Baschenegger was also hit in the right arm by a bullet from a pistol of unknown calibre.

The gunman was described as a large Westerner who fled the scene after the shooting.

Mr Baschenegger had arrived in Phuket the night before. Investigators believe that he was mistakenly shot and are reviewing footage from surrounding CCTV cameras.

According to the latest report, the shooter is now in police custody. He is reported to be an Australian man who attempted to shoot a Dane over a business dispute, but unintentionally hit the two Germans.

According to another report, police were told that there was an argument about payment for a motorcycle by two Westerners and one of them fired a gun but he missed the intended target.

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