Thai Man Shoots Myanmar Nationals After Card Game Loss
A Thai man opened fire on Myanmar nationals in Chon Buri after a card game dispute, killing one and injuring two others on July 1.
On July 1, 2569 at 12:30 p.m., police in Ban Bo Win subdistrict, Sri Racha district, Chon Buri province received a report of a shooting with casualties at a rental room. Officers arrived to find Aung Myo Min, a 40-year-old Myanmar national, deceased from a gunshot wound to the head.
Two others were injured: Zar Zar Tun, 39, a Myanmar national, sustained a gunshot wound to the right chest area requiring hospitalization at Laem Chabang Hospital; and a 35-year-old Myanmar man named Myo suffered a minor graze wound to the right hand.
Police arrested the suspect, Saiyut (surname withheld), 43, a Thai national. He confessed that he had been playing eight-nine poker the previous day and lost money. After finishing his factory shift at 7 a.m., he joined the gambling group but they had already dispersed. He invited the Myanmar nationals to play another round, but they mocked and ignored him. Enraged and humiliated, he retrieved a 9mm modified pistol and fired at the group, causing the casualties. Police are proceeding with legal charges.
