Man Posing as Woman Lures Young Man to Rendezvous Before Fatally Shooting Him
A 34-year-old man was fatally shot in Chon Buri after being lured to a meeting by someone posing as his girlfriend; police suspect the attack was orchestrated by a rival over infidelity, with three teenage suspects still at large.
At 3:56 AM on May 10, 2025, Deputy investigator Aphinan Sitongrungtip of Bang Lamung Police Station received a report of a fatal shooting in Sukhumvit Soi Pattaya 15/12, Na Kluea Sub-district, Bang Lamung District, Chon Buri Province. Commander Sarawut Nuchanath was informed, and rescue volunteers and police investigation units were dispatched to the scene. Officers discovered the body of Abhichai, also known as Nui, 34 years old, lying face-down in a pool of blood with a single gunshot wound to the head. A .38mm shell casing was found at the scene. The perpetrator fled, and nearby witnesses reported hearing one gunshot before discovering the victim had been killed.
The victim's nephew, who was present at the incident, stated that before the shooting, he and the victim had arranged to meet the victim's girlfriend. The young woman provided a location via messaging. They took a black sedan to the meeting point, where they found a white sedan already waiting. As the nephew was paying the taxi driver, a teenage man pointed a gun at him and told him to stop. The victim walked toward the white sedan, hoping to meet his girlfriend, unaware of the danger ahead. Moments later, a gunshot rang out, and the victim collapsed and lay motionless. The nephew quickly fled in the black taxi and later learned the victim had been killed.
The victim's sister provided additional information, stating that her brother had been dating a fair-skinned, attractive woman for about a year and they frequently met up. The night before the incident, they had arranged to meet, but the family never expected such a tragic outcome.
CCTV footage captured the incident at approximately 1:46 AM (according to camera time). A white sedan arrived and parked to wait. Three teenage men exited the vehicle—two wearing white shirts who paced around as if waiting for the victim, while a third in a black shirt hid in nearby bushes. When the black sedan carrying the victim arrived and parked, the victim got out and approached the white sedan. A man in a white shirt rushed in and punched the victim, who fell and lay still on the roadside. The victim's nephew quickly ran back to the black sedan and drove away. The man in the black shirt emerged from the bushes, retrieved the man in the white shirt, and both fled in the white sedan.
Police have yet to apprehend the suspects or locate the vehicles captured on CCTV. Initial investigation suggests the motive is related to infidelity, with the woman's other partner allegedly orchestrating the meeting through deception. The victim had also sent challenging messages to the perpetrators through the woman, which may have accumulated grievances leading to this fatal attack. Investigation is ongoing.
