Gunshots Ring Out in Raman as Gunman on Motorcycle Shoots Former Ranger Dead While Heading to See His Wife
A 55-year-old former ranger was shot dead by a gunman on a motorcycle in Raman, Yala, while traveling to visit his wife; police are investigating whether personal disputes or border unrest connections motivated the attack.
A gunman on a motorcycle ambushed and shot a former ranger to death on a street at the Yala-Narathiwat border as the victim was traveling to see his wife. Police are intensifying their investigation and have not ruled out either personal disputes or connections to southern border unrest as motives.
At 9 PM on May 22, 2569, the Takuapa Police Station radio center in Yala received a report from the Takuapa subdistrict headman about a shooting incident that claimed a life on a road in Moo 1, Takuapa Subdistrict, Raman District, Yala Province, which borders Baan Taya in Suvari Subdistrict, Rue Sao District, Narathiwat Province. Major Niphorn Insuwon, the chief protective escort officer, immediately led police, rangers, and local administration to the scene with emergency rescue teams from Takuapa Subdistrict Administrative Organization and Ikwah Raman rescue units.
At the scene, authorities found a black Honda Wave 125 motorcycle with Narathiwat license plates lying on the roadside. Nearby, they discovered the body of Ismaae, 55, a former ranger with the 47th Ranger Regiment stationed in Raman District, Yala Province. The victim was lying face down, wearing a black jacket and light purple sarong, with gunshot wounds from an unknown caliber handgun that struck his head and neck area—five shots total.
Initial investigation reveals that before the incident, Ismaae left his residence on his motorcycle heading to see his wife. When he reached the deserted location where the shooting occurred, a gunman on a motorcycle pulled up alongside him, drew a firearm, and shot him multiple times before fleeing the scene.
Investigators are examining two preliminary theories: personal conflict or potential links to southern border unrest. Authorities are urgently pursuing leads to apprehend the gunman and pursue legal charges.
