Corporal Jakrapanth Thomma is on a killing spree in Thailand.
He ran into a mall after shooting and killing his commanding officer, and took hostages.
EXCLUSIVE: Video shows Sgt. Jakkrapanth Thomma inside Terminal 21 shopping mall in Nakhon Ratchasiman during his shooting rampage that killed at least 12 people. Latest info indicates he's holding 16 people as hostages. #กราดยิงโคราช https://t.co/1qWp0y3VQy pic.twitter.com/y8pqfzw0yw
— Khaosod English (@KhaosodEnglish) February 8, 2020
Thai Military explosives expert Jakrapanth Thomma killed his commanding officer & went on shooting spree in Terminal 21 Mall Korat🇹🇭17 dead, dozens wounded. Korat area hospitals asking for blood🩸 donations. Police Commandos staging now. At least a dozen hostages being held w💣s https://t.co/zWQZJ2uTAn
— Dan B (@idannyb) February 8, 2020
Apparently he used social media to document his attack:
Pictures of the Thai shooter. Live streaming on Facebook before his account was taken down. #koratshooting #กราดยิงโคราช pic.twitter.com/slmpb8WJJ8
— NewsBlog (@newsblogmedia) February 8, 2020
Horrendous.
https://twitter.com/kondekturbus_/status/1226152688380870658WATCH: An army corporal in the Thai military targets shoppers during a shooting rampage Saturday that's killed at least 17 people and wounded 21, according to the Royal Thai Police #KoratShooting #กราดยิงโคราช pic.twitter.com/ESLHfhN3Y7 @QuickTake
— Karim Raffa (@karimraffa) February 8, 2020
Some of those who were trapped inside Terminal 21 mall run away after the ground floor was cleared by special forces. #KoratShooting pic.twitter.com/xI1Ou8lE5b
— Just Mike (@_MikeMcKay) February 8, 2020
Apparently police have stormed the mall and freed many of the people there.
A Heckler & Koch HK33 assault rifle and a M60 machine gun discarded by the Korat gunman after killing several persons en route to the Terminal 21 mall.#koratshooting #กราดยิงโคราช pic.twitter.com/rkuVVqVjHF
— NewsBlog (@newsblogmedia) February 8, 2020
And there are a lot of reports that he’s still active:
https://twitter.com/AllybeeT/status/1226197699709394945Hopefully they take him out soon. This is just evil.