Prayut was reacting to the fatal shooting of Pol Maj Watthanaset Samniangprasert, an inspector at Samae Dam police station in Bang Bon district, and three other people, one of them a woman, at a gambling den in Yannawa district. His comment followed confirmation by Bangkok police chief Pol Lt Gen Pakapong Pongpetra that a man of Chinese appearance had shot dead Pol Maj Watthanaset and two other people. The shooter was then himself shot dead by another man, who ran away, Pol Lt Gen Pakapong said. Pol Lt Gen Pakapong said on Tuesday Pol Maj Watthanaset was not in the room on duty and had not been assigned to bust the den. Pol Maj Watthanaset's superior said the officer had enjoyed gambling.

Source: Bangkok Post August 05, 2020 01:29 UTC