Former Thailand MP shoots local official, informs YouTube show presenter: Here's what we know
Days after a student opened fire at a school in Thailand, a former Member of Parliament shot a local government official on Monday (local time), before calling into a YouTube show and telling its presenters about the shooting.
On Monday, former Thai Member of Parliament Chalong Reawraeng shot and critically injured Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organisation president Thongchai Yenprasert. Yenprasert and his driver were taken to the hospital with serious injuries following the incident in Nonthaburi province. Reawraeng, who served three terms as an MP under the Pheu Thai Party, called into a YouTube show to inform the presenters about the shooting.
This latest incident occurred only days after a school shooting in the same province, which left seven people dead and claimed the life of the perpetrator. Reawraeng, 71, is known as a "cobra" for his history of voting against party lines. In the most recent election, he ran as a Bhumjaithai Party candidate but did not secure a seat. This story is developing, with more details expected to emerge.
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