14-year-old arrested for Bangkok shooter

The teenager is in police custody at the Juvenile Investigation Department. He was a psychiatric patient at a nearby hospital.

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Thai police arrest a 14-year-old boy in Tuesday’s shooting at an upscale shopping center in Bangkok. Authorities confirm two dead and at least three injured; However, the condition of some of the victims could increase the number of deaths.

The teenager is in police custody at the Juvenile Investigation Department. He was a psychiatric patient at a nearby hospital.

“The suspect He suffers from mental illness and had been receiving treatment at Rajavithi Hospital. She hasn’t been taking his medication and felt like someone had told her to ‘shoot people.’ It’s like there’s another him. This is what we got from the initial conversation with him,” said Torsak Sukwimol, head of the country’s national police.

The shooting began around 4:30 p.m. local time in Siam Paragon shopping center, one of the most popular in Bangkok. Several shots were heard, causing panic among the hundreds of customers inside.

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin visited the site in the afternoon and offered his condolences to the families affected by the tragedy.

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