At 12.25pm, SWAT police entered the frenzied police officer‘s house in the Sai Mai district in Bangkok and had been in a position to detain him, greater than 24 hours after he opened fireplace into the street.
Officers entered the house upon hearing more than 30 steady gunshots from contained in the property at 12.13pm.
Pol. Col. Kitikarn Sangboon was taken to the hospital in an ambulance.
No Massive was reported injured by the day-long sporadic gunfire.
After 22 hours of failed negotiations, the frenzied police officer who opened fire in the Sai Mai area of Bangkok at 11am yesterday has not surrendered to the police and continues to be inside his home on Soi Jiramakorn.
At 6.50pm, SWAT officers fired tear fuel into fifty one year outdated Pol. Lt. Kitikarn Sangboon’s home. However, deputy national police chief Pol. Gen. Torsak Sukwimol mentioned that the gunman is conscious of how to keep away from tear gasoline so the tactic might not work.
At 2.05am, police reported listening to music coming from Kitikarn’s house. At 2.35am, officers fired tear fuel many times at three.10am.
Around three or four gunshots were heard from the home at 6.19am, so police fired tear gasoline once more in response.
At 6.27am, SWAT officers climbed to the second-floor balcony and tried to enter the policeman’s house. The gunman fired shots at them in retaliation.
The frenzied officer shot one SWAT officer within the head, but the bullet did not penetrate his helmet.
At 7.35am, SWAT officers sang “Jotmae Jak Naew Na” (จดหมายจากแนวหน้า”) by Yodrak Salakjai to try to settle down the gunman.
Ejan stories that 20 shots have been heard from the world at round eight.30am, probably from the aspect of the SWAT officers.
Police are utilizing a thermal drone to maintain monitor of the gunman. They consider he’s currently asleep.
No one is reported to be injured.
Residents are nonetheless advised to keep away from the area while negotiations proceed.
A Royal Thai Police officer started firing gunshots randomly at Soi Jiramakorn within the Sai Mai district of Bangkok at 11am this morning and still has not been arrested as of 5pm. No one is reported to be injured.
Police identified the gunman as 51 yr outdated Pol. Lt. Kitikarn Sangboon, an inspector with the Special Branch of the RTP.
More than 100 SWAT officers have been deployed to shut in on the home the place Kitikarn is hiding however he has still not surrendered after a five-hour and counting standoff.
Reports say that nobody has been killed or injured by the gunfire. However, residents of Bangkok are advised to steer clear of the world till the gunman is detained. Police have cordoned off the scene inside a 1-kilometre radius of the home.
The sound of gunfire has been coming from the house all day with reports saying that over forty shots have been heard over the course of the day, causing panic among locals.
Allegedly, the gunman shouted to say that anybody who tried to enter the home would be shot.
At one point, Kitikarn poured water onto the police from the second ground window. Police are chatting with him by way of a megaphone.
At 4pm, the Chief of Police travelled to the scene to try to assist in getting the scenario under management. He said he desires to detain the gunman earlier than dark.
Before the incident, Pol. Lt. Kitikarn was absent from work for a quantity of days due to a psychological health condition, according to Superintendent of Sai Mai Police Station Pol. Col. Rangsan Sonsing.
Today, a involved colleague at the Special Branch arranged for an ambulance to pick up Kitikarn and take him for mental health therapy.
Dissatisfied, Kitikarn began firing shots by way of the wood door of the house into the road. Fortunately, nobody was hit by any of the bullets..