Five people were killed and two others injured in a mass shooting at Bangkok's Or Tor Kor Market on Monday. The shooter reportedly killed himself following the violent crime.
Media reports said that the man used a pistol to target the victims. Four of the five victims were Or Tor Kor Market's security personnel, while the fifth victim worked there. Both the injured were vendors at the popular food market, reports said.
Royal Thai Police personnel on the scene confirmed that the shooter was a Thai citizen who held a grudge against the market's security staff.
Or Tor Kor Market is situated in Bangkok’s Bang Sue district and is a popular fruit and food destination. The shooting happened at 12.31 pm local time, the Royal Thai Police said, before the perpetrator took his own life.
CCTV footage of the incident showed the man, wearing a backpack front-facing, walking through a narrow car park as his victims lay motionless behind him. He donned a black T-shirt, military camouflage shorts and a white cap.
Investigators ruled out the incident having any connection to the ongoing Cambodia-Thailand border tensions, multiple media reports said.
