Boonlua Chatree
One person was killed when gang gunfire erupted at
Bali Hai Pier on the final night of the Pattaya Music Festival.
Kan Somyos, in his early 20s, died in the emergency
room at Pattaya Memorial Hospital around 3:30 a.m. April 30. He suffered
a single fatal gunshot to the chest.
Investigators questioned Kan’s 20-year-old brother
Weerapan and learned that they and 10 others had been hanging out at
Bali Hai for a couple hours after the music festival wrapped when three
men on two motorbikes cruised by and opened fire.
Weerapan said he had seen the men earlier and
exchanged words.
Police Superintendent Col. Thummanoon Mankhong
ordered interrogations of gang members and closed-circuit television
footage to try and identify the shooters.
