(FOX NEWS) – At least 21 people are dead and 42 others injured after a Thai soldier opened fire Saturday in a popular city just north of Bangkok, reports say. Officials said Saturday night the suspected gunman, who had been holed up inside the mall where the shooting took place, has been fatally shot. Sgt. Jakrapanth Thomma was identified by Defense Ministry spokesman Lt. Gen. Kongcheep Tantrawanich as the shooter responsible for the deaths of several people, including one military official, at the Suatham Phithak military camp where the rampage began.
Law enforcement officials with the knowledge of the incident told The Associated Press that Thomma initially shot and killed another soldier and woman in addition to wounding a third person, apparently over a land dispute. The Bangkok Post identified the victims as Col. Anantharot Krasae and a 63-year-old female. It is believed that Thomma then took a gun from the camp and drove to the Terminal 21 Korat Mall in Nakhon Ratchasima, 160 miles northeast of Bangkok. He entered the shopping center at around 3:30 p.m. local time and again opened fire, officials said. READ MORE
