Police Officer Dies By Gunshot During Video Call
A 31-year-old police officer died from a gunshot wound in Bangkok on July 2 while on a video call with a colleague, with authorities suspecting personal distress as a possible cause.
A 31-year-old police officer video-called a colleague before a gunshot rang out, killing him in front of his friend. His father broke into the room and was shocked to find his son dead. The incident is suspected to be related to personal distress.
On July 3, 2569 (2026), Lt. Col. Srayut Suntad, deputy investigation officer at Bang Khunthian Police Station, reported that at 8 p.m. on July 2, officers received notification of a shooting death inside a car repair shop in Bang Bon District, Bangkok. They immediately responded with forensic teams, a medical examiner from Siriraj Hospital, and volunteers from the Thai Red Cross Society.
At the single-story building divided into rooms, inside what appeared to be a bedroom, officers found the body of an officer identified as S.T.O. A (alias), aged 31, a protection and suppression unit commander at a police station. The body lay face-down, wearing a blue t-shirt and black shorts, with a head wound. A 38-caliber Smith & Wesson revolver was found near his left hand.
According to the victim's father, in the early evening of July 2, the victim used his sister's phone to call his ex-girlfriend with whom he had broken up. After that, he locked himself in his room and refused to come out.
Around 8 p.m., a gunshot-like sound was heard. Shortly after, the father received a phone call from a colleague who said another officer had been video-calling the victim just before the incident occurred. The father then forced open the bedroom door and found his son dead.
Police at Bang Khunthian Station will conduct further investigation into the cause of death. The Thai Red Cross Society has been assigned to transport the body to the medical examiner at Siriraj Hospital before the family can claim it for religious funeral rites.
