Police Arrest 18-Year-Old Shooter in Killing of 15-Year-Old Boy
An 18-year-old was arrested for fatally shooting a 15-year-old boy near Bangkok on July 20, with police attributing the killing to a dispute that escalated a week earlier.
Police arrested the suspects at 7 p.m. on July 21, 2025, at Lam Luk Ka Police Station in Pathum Thani. The 18-year-old, identified by the alias "A," was apprehended under a court warrant, along with the 16-year-old youth. The shooting occurred early on July 20 at an intersection near Wat Don Yai in Lam Luk Ka. The victim and a friend were returning home on a motorcycle after refueling when the two suspects, riding on another motorcycle, opened fire. A 9-millimeter pistol was used, striking the victim once in the right eyebrow and once in the hip, proving fatal.
Investigators determined the attack was motivated by a conflict that began ten days earlier. The 18-year-old claims he was assaulted and mob-attacked, prompting him to purchase the firearm online for 15,000 baht. Police revealed the suspect has a prior arrest record from May 7, 2023, on weapons charges when he was a minor. That investigation had led to the seizure of over 10 firearms. Authorities will coordinate with interdisciplinary teams to investigate the 16-year-old suspect before pressing charges of premeditated murder, unauthorized possession of firearms and ammunition, carrying firearms in public without authorization, and related violations.
