Thai police seek shooters who killed tourist in crossfire
BANGKOK — Police in Thailand searched Monday for suspected teenage gang members involved in a shooting that killed a nearby Indian tourist and injured four others, two critically, outside a Bangkok shopping arcade.
Police spokesman Col. Krissana Patanacharoen said the shooting occurred Sunday night after a group of teenagers got into a heated argument and opened fire at each other near the parking lot of the Centara Watergate Pavilion arcade. He said a group of tourists that was waiting to board a bus was caught in the crossfire.
Police Lt. Col. Kasem Pipitkul, the investigator in charge of the case, said four people were hospitalized — an Indian and a Laotian who are in critical condition and two Thais.
Krissana said police are examining bullet casings, interrogating witnesses and viewing security camera video to try to identify the shooters, who fled the scene.