Police in Chiang Rai have launched a manhunt after two men were gunned down in the middle of the road in Khun Tan District around 4 a.m. on Saturday. Police suspect the killings were related to an argument at a restaurant earlier that evening.
Pol. Lt. Col. Nattapol Plengkham, investigation officer at Khun Tan Police Station, stated that upon the officers’ arrival at the scene, the deceased was found shot with a shotgun. The driver had bullet wounds to his head and torso, while scattered bullets struck the passenger to his torso. Nearby their bodies, police found a white Honda motorcycle with a Chiang Rai license plate lying on its side.
The deceased were identified as Mr. Paisarn, 33, a resident of Village 5, Wiang Chai Subdistrict, Wiang Chai District, Chiang Rai Province, and Mr. Niphon, 36, a resident of Village 2, Bun Rueang Subdistrict, Chiang Khong District, Chiang Rai Province.
Their bodies were taken to a nearby hospital for a postmortem examination and evidence against the perpetrators of the crime.
Pol. Col. Manop Senakul, commander of Chiang Rai Provincial Police, told reporters that the incident’s perpetrators were identified during the initial investigation. Evidence is being collected to issue an arrest warrant.
He stated that the cause of the shooting is believed to be a conflict that started in a restaurant in Khun Tan District, which led to the perpetrators following and shooting both men to death.
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