Thailand shooting: Gunman who shot five people dead at food market 'had grudge'
· Sky NewsA man who shot five people dead at a Bangkok food market "had a personal grudge" against security guards there who he believed scratched his car.
Four security guards and a stall holder were killed in the incident at Or Tor Kor market in the north of the Thai capital on Monday, police said in a statement.
Two women were also injured, a spokesperson for Erawan Medical Centre added.
The man, whose wife has a stall at the fresh food outlet, walked away from the scene and sat down on a bench before shooting himself dead with a handgun.
Police said the incident was over a "personal conflict" from 2019 or 2020 and not the current fighting between Thailand and Cambodia, as had been speculated on social media.
Referring to the gunman only by the nickname "Mr Noi", police described him as a "person who loves and is very protective of his car" and "also a violent person".
He was seen wearing a black T-shirt, military shorts, baseball cap, and rucksack.
The market mainly sells agricultural produce and is a popular area for Thai and foreign tourists.
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Gun violence is not unusual in Thailand.
In October 2023, a 14-year-old suspect used a modified handgun to kill two people at a shopping centre in central Bangkok.
A year earlier, a former police officer killed 36 people in a gun and knife attack at a nursery in eastern Thailand.