Boonlua Chatree
An unidentified armed robber was shot and killed
after allegedly robbing two women of 40 baht in Takentia district.
Police volunteers Aphichart Boonnoi and Chaiyawuth
Sripunpao, volunteering out of the Nawang Pong-Saket police box, along
with Sen. Sgt. Maj. Jarong Changruan, chased down the suspect after the
armed robbery.
The unidentified suspect was shot three times with a
38-caliber handgun near Uncle Sam’s Coconut Factory May 27.
The fatal shots allegedly came from a handgun
produced by one of the volunteers, and at press time police have
declined to reveal which one. They did, however, confiscate the
volunteer’s weapon and five remaining bullets. So far, no charges have
been brought, pending investigation, even though it is illegal for
police volunteers to possess any kind of firearm.
The incident began after reports that the dead man
and his heavyset partner had robbed two women at gunpoint of 40 baht.
Based on their descriptions, police believed the two
alleged thieves had committed numerous previous robberies on their Honda
Wave motorbike. Police also declined to reveal their names, pending
investigation.
The fleeing suspects ran into police and the two
volunteers after turning onto 36th Street and tried to turn around and
escape. Before they could, however, allegedly one of the volunteers
fired three shots, hitting the pillion-riding suspect. The other suspect
escaped.
