Gunman kills 5 at Bangkok market before taking own life

A gunman killed five people and injured three others at a market in Thailand's capital Bangkok on July 28, attacking security guards and a merchant before fatally turning the gun on himself, a Thai police official said.

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The gunman initially killed three security guards, and then a fourth with whom he had a personal quarrel, said Mr. Siam Bunsom, commander-in-chief of the Metropolitan Police Bureau.

"He reloaded and ran into the market, killing a female merchant and injuring another," Mr. Siam told reporters.

In video footage shared by police, a suspect in a white hat and a backpack slung on his chest is seen walking through a carpark at the Or Tor Kor Market in Bangkok's Bang Sue district.

Ms. Duangnapa Yeerunsiri, 38, who was at the market to buy groceries with her boyfriend and sister, was about to leave when she heard the shots ringing out.