Police Arrest Two Youths for Drive-By Shooting in Samut Prakan
Police arrested a 16-year-old and 19-year-old in Samut Prakan for a drive-by shooting that left two youths critically injured; seven more teenage suspects remain at large and investigators are tracing illegal online gun sales.
Police in Samut Prakan have made progress in the case of a group of teenagers who conducted a drive-by motorcycle shooting, leaving two youths critically injured from gunshot wounds to the face, abdomen, and body. The incident occurred on Srinakarin Road in Muang District, Samut Prakan, at around 2:00 a.m. Following the attack, Deputy Inspector Chakkarit Srirojnakul, commander of Muang Samut Prakan Police Station, immediately launched a pursuit operation. Within hours, surveillance footage led officers to identify two shooters: a 16-year-old and a 19-year-old. Both were arrested at a residence in Bang Bo District. A search of their home uncovered multiple illegally modified firearms, including magazine-fed weapons and improvised guns, as well as one folding-stock automatic rifle. Both suspects were brought in for questioning at Muang Samut Prakan Police Station. At 3:00 p.m., Phumin Singhsut, commander of Samut Prakan Provincial Police, visited the suspects and later commended the police station's swift apprehension. Police reported that approximately seven additional suspects remain at large—all youths aged 16 to 19. Regarding the firearms, the suspects stated they purchased them online; investigators are now pursuing online sellers to crack down decisively on illegal weapons trafficking.
