{"id":27417,"date":"2025-07-28T12:11:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T12:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/27417\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T12:11:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T12:11:09","slug":"six-dead-including-gunman-after-mass-shooting-at-bangkok-fresh-food-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/27417\/","title":{"rendered":"Six dead, including gunman, after mass shooting at Bangkok fresh food market"},"content":{"rendered":"

At least six people have died in a mass shooting at a fresh food market.<\/p>\n

The gunman opened fire at Or Tor Kor Market in Thailand\u2019s<\/a> capital Bangkok about 12.40pm local time (3.40pm AEST) on Monday, fatally shooting five security guards.<\/p>\n

He later took his own life on a bench inside the market.<\/p>\n

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He has been identified as a 61-year-old man from Kong District in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, according to Thai news outlet The Matichon.<\/p>\n

\u201cPolice are investigating the motive. So far, it\u2019s a mass shooting,\u201d said Worapat Sukthai, deputy police chief of Bangkok\u2019s Bang Sue district, speaking to AFP.<\/p>\n

Security camera footage from inside the market shows people scrambling to flee.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe gunman took his own life after the mass shooting.
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Another video shows the gunman wearing a black T-shirt, camouflage shorts, a white cap and a green front-facing bag walking away from the bodies he left behind.<\/p>\n

Or Tor Kor Market, known for its fresh produce and local food, is just a two-minute walk from the popular tourist destination, Chatuchak Market.<\/p>\n

No tourists were killed or injured in the shooting, Reuters reported, citing a police official in Bangkok\u2019s Bang Sue district.<\/p>\n

Mass shootings are not rare in Thailand, largely due to weak enforcement of gun laws.<\/p>\n

On October 3, 2023, a 14-year-old boy went on a shooting rampage with a modified handgun at Siam Paragon, a luxury mall in Bangkok, killing two people and injuring five others.<\/p>\n

On October 6, 2022, 34-year-old former police officer Panya Khamrab carried out an attack at a daycare centre in northeast Thailand\u2019s Nong Bua Lamphu province, killing at least 37 people, including 23 children.<\/p>\n

After leaving the nursery, Khamrab opened fire on bystanders, then returned home where he shot and killed his wife, son, and himself.<\/p>\n

According to the Associated Press, Thailand ranks second only to the Philippines in Southeast Asia for both total and per capita gun-related deaths.<\/p>\n

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