Thai mall gunman shot dead after deadly rampage (Update)

This screenshot made on Fe 8, 2020 from the Facebook livestream video of Thai soldier Jakrapanth Thomma shows him standing in front of a building on fire during an attack in the northeastern city of Nakhon Ratchasima on Feb 8. - AFP

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (AFP): The Thai soldier who killed at least 20 people and holed up in a mall overnight was shot dead Sunday morning (Feb 9) by commandos, ending a near-17-hour ordeal which left dozens wounded and stunned the country.

It was unclear how many people remained trapped inside the Terminal 21 mall in Nakhon Ratchasima -- also known as Korat -- where the gunman held out through the night, armed with assault weapons stolen from his barracks.