A former member of parliament in Thailand is arrested after allegedly firing shots at a senior government official at a local government office. Multiple outlets report the incident happens in Nonthaburi province, north of Bangkok, outside or within a provincial government setting. Police say the suspect is detained at the scene or shortly after the shooting, and at least one person is killed, with a driver reported among those wounded or targeted.
The shooting takes place days after a deadly school attack in the same broader region, in which a gunman killed at least eight people. Several outlets link the timing to renewed public debate over gun control in Thailand. While reporting broadly aligns on the suspect being a former lawmaker and the target being a senior provincial official, some coverage emphasizes different personal context: one outlet describes the accused as having known the slain official for years, while another reports the shooting stems from a money-related dispute. Authorities’ accounts vary slightly in wording about whether the official is killed inside the office area and the precise number of victims beyond the official.
Overall, outlets agree this is Thailand’s second major mass-shooting incident within days, and that police arrest a former MP as the suspected shooter.
