The Thai soldier who went on a deadly shooting rampage Saturday has been killed by security forces after holing up in a shopping mall where he’d slain multiple people, officials said.
From the Facebook page of Jakrapanth Thomma, a Thai soldier who allegedly conducted a deadly attack in the northeastern city of Nakhon Ratchasima.Social Media/AFP via Getty ImagePublic Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul confirmed early Sunday that Jackraphanth Thomma, 32, had been shot dead, and that the Terminal 21 mall in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima, also known as Korat, had been secured.
“Thank you police and army for ending the situation,” Charnvirakul said in a post on Facebook. “Shooter shot dead!!!”
Ambulances leave the scene of a mass shooting at the Terminal 21 shopping mall in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.EPAThe death toll from several locations where he’d opened fire has risen to 21 victims with more than 30 suffering injuries.
The deadly rampage started at about 3:30 p.m. at the Suatham Phithak military compound, where Thomma allegedly shot and killed his commanding officer, Anantharot Krassae.
Soldiers evacuate hostages from mass shooting scene at the Terminal 21 shopping mall.RUNGROJ YONGRIT/EPA-EFE/ShuttersThomma then fired at others at the compound before snatching more weapons and ammunition and fleeing in a Humvee — allegedly shooting wildly while driving to his next scenes of carnage, including a Buddhist temple and a popular local mall.
Police and soldiers stormed the mall just before midnight, rescuing hundreds of people and eventually slaying Thomma.
With Post wires
