Shooting in Gor. Tor. Mor. Pub on Pattaya’s 3rd Road, near the back entry to Carrefour. One person was reported as critically injured from a gunshot wound.

The Pattaya Police were summoned at 4 AM Monday morning supervised by the Investigation Inspector Pol. Lt. Isadagorn Tepnao to investigate a Shooting in Gor. Tor. Mor. Pub on Pattaya’s 3rd Road, near the back entry to Carrefour. One person was reported as critically injured from a gunshot wound.

At the scene, the customers were gathered outside the pub, and still frightened by the disturbance that had happened earlier. Inside the pub, the tables and chairs had been shoved about, creating a big mess. 3 Gunshot holes were found on the roof and 5 empty 9 mm bullet casings were found on the floor. The trouble makers had scattered well before the police arrived.  Mr. Prem-u-tai Rang-see-kan, aged 25 from Chaiyapum Province, AKA as Kwang Wat Tam, was discovered shot in his chest, by his right shoulder. The bullet had passed out through his back, cutting through his lung, causing him to die of asphyxiation at Memorial hospital.

The Pub Manager Mr. Pimonpan Pongwitoon, aged 38, stated that the homicide happened due to the clash of 2 gangs.  The 2 main members of the Ka Joe Gang, which means Tough Guys of Naklua, Mr. Mark Naklua and Mr. Nutma Naklua, were well known customers of this pub. They entered the pub to look for Mr. Mark’s 16 year old wife called Bo, who just had a 6 month old child with Mr. Mark Naklua. She was discovered with her husband’s enemy Mr. Kwang Wat Tam from the Wat Tam Gang (from the Tam Samakkee Temple area), who was sitting with a group of buddies and their girlfriends.

Perhaps predictably, Mr. Mark hit the roof and went to pull his wife’s hair and  drag her outside.  Then the donnybrook began between the Kwang Wat Tam gang and Mr. Mark.  Then Mr. Nutma Naklua ran in to help his friend, pulling out a gun and shooting the roof 3 times, before pointing the gun at Kwang Wat Tam.

The 2 gangs ran outside the pub and continued fighting, but Kwang Wat Tam remained inside, begging for help. More gunfire went on outside, before the 2 members of Ka Joe Naklua escaped on a motorcycle.

The Manager and the staff took Kwang Wat Tam to Memorial Hospital, but he was unable to survive.

At Memorial Hospital, while the family of Kwang Wat Tam gathered to deal with this crisis, the police apprehended Mr. Paed Wat Tam the younger brother of Kwang Wat Tam, and the wife of Kwang Wat Tam for investigation. Miss Bo confirmed that she and Mark Ka Joe Naklua had finished their relationship before she started seeing Kwang Wat Tam, and never thought that Mr. Mark and Mr. Nutma would commit a homicide. The murderer was only Mr. Nutma Naklua, she said, and her ex was just acting jealous.

The police will corral both gangs, administer justice to both, and bring peace back to the community.

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