Bangkok’s Siam Paragon shooting: Teen practised over 20 times at army shooting range before attack

A clip circulated on social media appears to show the teen firing a round of shots at targets in the Territorial Defence Shooting Range. - PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM GOOGLE MAPS

BANGKOK: The teenage shooter who went on a fatal shooting spree in a Bangkok mall on Tuesday had practised at an army shooting range more than 20 times, Thai police disclosed on Friday.

Police Major-General Theeradej Thammasuthee, commander of the Metropolitan Police Bureau’s investigation division, confirmed that the 14-year-old had practised at the Territorial Defence Shooting Range in Bangkok’s Phra Nakhon district.