A 23-year-old man fatally shot and stabbed his brother-in-law following a bar dispute in Kamphaeng Phet province on July 28, then fled the scene as police launched a manhunt.
At 7 p.m. on July 28, police in Phran Kratai district, Kamphaeng Phet province, responded to a fatal assault report at a rental room behind Sri Phitok Market. Officers found the body of Thanawat, a solar power plant worker, dead outside the rental room with gunshot wounds and knife cuts to the head, left shoulder, and leg.
Initial investigation revealed that 23-year-old Somchai, the victim's brother-in-law, was drinking beer and playing loud music in an adjacent room. When Thanawat came to warn him, the two got into a heated argument and began fighting. Unable to win the brawl, Somchai ran back, retrieved a gun and knife, and attacked his brother-in-law, killing him before fleeing.
Witness Wanni, 49, recounted that she heard about the quarrel and rushed to intervene, asking the men to separate as they were family. After Thanawat locked himself in the room, Somchai appeared wielding a gun and knife. Wanni and her child fled for their lives as gunshots rang out and Somchai shouted threats before repeatedly stabbing the victim until he collapsed.
Thanhawat's wife, Dao, 28, was selling seafood at the market when her husband texted asking her to tell his brother to lower the music because he had a headache. Before she could return to the room, she learned her husband had been shot dead.
CCTV footage from the scene clearly shows the suspect holding the gun and knife, attempting to break down the door, firing through the window, and then stabbing the victim repeatedly. Police are actively pursuing the suspect to press charges.
