Thai police arrest 14-yr-old suspected gunman after 3 killed at Bangkok mall

A suspected gunman is detained following shots fired at the luxury Siam Paragon shopping mall, in Bangkok, Thailand, October 3, 2023. Thai rescue workers association/Handout via REUTERS

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police on Tuesday said they had arrested a 14-year-old suspected gunman after a shooting at a luxury mall in the capital Bangkok that emergency services said had killed three people and injured four others.

The Metropolitan Police Detective Department said on its Facebook page that a 14-year-old suspected gunman had been arrested and was being questioned over the incident at the Siam Paragon mall.