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Chiang Rai school director shot dead in meeting room
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Police in Chiang Rai are hunting two gunmen who shot dead the director of a Chinese school in Mae Fah Luang district on Friday, October 30.
Key facts
- Police in Chiang Rai are hunting two gunmen who shot dead the director of a Chinese school in Mae Fah Luang district on Friday, October 30.
- The shooting happened at about 11am at the school in Village 27, Mae Salong Nai subdistrict
- Locals told reporters Sirasit was jailed on drug charges for more than 20 years and was released in 2019
- A 49 year old construction foreman working at the school, Sakchai (surname withheld), told reporters he saw two strangers around the site at about 10am
Summary
The shooting happened at about 11am at the school in Village 27, Mae Salong Nai subdistrict. The victim, Sirasit (surname withheld), was shot with a 9mm firearm outside the school’s meeting room. Mae Fah Luang Police Station is investigating.
A 49 year old construction foreman working at the school, Sakchai (surname withheld), told reporters he saw two strangers around the site at about 10am. He said they walked around the area and sat at its edge for 20 to 30 minutes. Workers assumed they were job seekers, as strangers often stopped by to watch the work.