Jakkrapanth Thomma Wiki – Bio
Jakrapanth Thomma was identified as the suspect in a Korat, Thailand mass shooting that left a trail of people dead on Saturday, Feb. 8th, 2020. Disturbing videos circulated on Facebook as it emerged the suspect is accused of live streaming portions of the massacre. You can watch some videos from the scene throughout this article but be aware that they are disturbing.
Soldier Jakrapanth Thomma has just randomly killed 12 people in a shopping mall #Korat #Thailand
Situation: Active. pic.twitter.com/X5os5ZkyR2— RK (@RK_U2) February 8, 2020
The hashtag #koratshooting trended on Twitter
The hashtag #koratshooting trended on Twitter throughout Saturday. The city of Korat is located about 155 miles from Bangkok, Thailand. The site reported that he also went to a home in the city and shot and killed two people in the course of the rampage. The alleged shooter is a sergeant major.
A defense spokesman told Thai media, Jakraphanth Thomma is a junior officer, killed his commanding officer before stealing weapons from a military camp.
Terminal 21 Korat is part of a small chain of Thai shopping centers run by Bangkok-based property developer LH Mall & Hotel Co. The malls feature floors modeled after major cities around the world.
The alleged killer stole a Humvee from his base and then proceeded to drive around the city on a shooting spree, the media quoted police in the north-east as saying.
The soldier is alleged to have shot at shoppers inside a mall in the city. He took a selfie during the attack and posted it onto social media.
Jakraphanth Thomma Thai Shooting Video Footage
A video shows soldier identified as Sgt. Jakkrapanth Thomma firing an assault rifle into the traffic close to Terminal 21 shopping mall in Korat. He has shot dead at least 12 victims so far, police say. #กราดยิงโคราช
Story: https://t.co/1qWp0ylxf8 pic.twitter.com/kR8XNeXaHp
— Khaosod English (@KhaosodEnglish) February 8, 2020
Local media footage appears to show the suspect getting out of his vehicle and firing shots as people flee.
CCTV footage shows him inside the shopping center with a raised rifle.
Other footage showed a fire outside the building, with some reports saying it was caused by a gas canister that exploded when it was hit with a bullet. One of the suspect’s social media posts features an image of himself with the fire in the background.
The shooter appeared to be armed with an assault rifle, based on a security camera video aired on Thai Rath television. Thai Rath said the incident began at about 3:30 p.m.
Live-Streamed the Shooting on Facebook
Thomma live-gushed the slaughter on Facebook and postured for selfies. “The shooter utilized an automatic rifle and fired guiltless exploited people bringing about many harmed and dead,” said Police Col. Krissana Pattanacharoen, the police representative, to Bangkok Post.
Upsetting recordings would later rise on Facebook indicating the disorder and gunfire all through Korat. One shows the circumstance in the shopping center. You can hear gunfire and individuals yelling in Thai.
Jakrapanth Thomma Facebook
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According to Bangkok PostThomma, Facebook was brought down saying: “Our hearts go out to the victims, their families and the community affected by this tragedy in Thailand. There is no place on Facebook for people who commit this kind of atrocity, nor do we allow people to praise or support this attack.”
According to Daily Mail, his Facebook posts included things like “should I surrender” and “no one can escape death” and “I’m tired… I can’t pull my finger anymore” and “It is time to get excited.”
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According to Al-Jazeera, The suspect also wrote on his now-deleted Facebook page “Death is inevitable for everyone” and posted a photo holding what appeared to be a gun.
Thailand Shooting 20 Died
It began in Nakhon Ratchasima, also known as Korat, in the late afternoon at the Suatham Phithak military camp, where the commanding officer, named by the Bangkok Post as Col Anantharot Krasae, was killed.
The suspect seized arms and ammunition from the camp before taking a Humvee-type vehicle.
He then opened fire at a number of sites before arriving at the Terminal 21 shopping center.
The Bangkok Post reported that the soldier killed in the attack was Thomma’s commander.
There were “20 deaths, 12 wounded,” said an unnamed official from Bangkok’s Erawan Center, a dispatch center for the national emergency services who collate hospital information.