As police investigators gathered evidence the officer accused of killing the student was surrounded by about 50 angry schoolmates of the dead man as he stood by the police truck, where they threatened to attack him. The accused officer shot twice into the sky and threatened to fire at anyone who got near him, then fired four times in the direction of the students, in full view of reporters, bystanders and motorists. A pickup truck then cut in front of Ekkachai's bike causing him to crash and a person in the truck then shot Ekkachai dead, allegedly over suspicion he was involved in drugs. Chanwit said police would summon eyewitnesses and all the police officers involved in the incident to give evidence. The officers claimed Ekkachai tried to overtake the pickup truck on his motorbike and opened fire at the accused policeman sitting in the cargo bed, resulting in the gunfight.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 11, 2019 12:56 UTC