Police corporal allegedly kills 2 officers
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AUTHORITIES are hunting for Pol Corporal Hassapol Soprakhon, who allegedly opened fire at a group of fellow police officers and civilians at a police residence in the Batu Tamong Police Station compound in Yala’s Bannang Sata district on Tuesday night. The alleged attack was attributed to stress.
The shooting, which took place at 8.30pm while people were eating together at the police residence, killed Pol Lieutenant Natthawat Churat, 39, and Pol Sergeant Major Sayan Phetchtem, 44, while nine policemen, four wives of police officers and one other civilian were wounded.
Southern Border Provinces Police Operation Centre acting chief Pol Maj-General Ronnasin Phusara yesterday said police were continuing to hunt for Hassapol, who allegedly fled the scene with a gun.
Ronnasin added that an initial investigation found that the shooting might stem from stress regarding a family issue and that Hassapol had not visited his home in Buri Ram for three years during his service at the police station.
