Student wounded by mystery shooter

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: An investigation is underway into who fired the shot that wounded a boy pupil at a college in Muang district on Tuesday, Pol Col Prasit Premkamol stated on Wednesday.

Peerapat Sae Ngow, 13, a Mathayom 1 pupil, was with different college students beneath a tent cheering a volleyball sport at Suranaree 2 College when he was shot in the appropriate hip on Tuesday.

The boy was admitted to Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital the place the bullet was eliminated and the wound cleaned and stitched. He was declared out of hazard.

Pol Col Prasit, the Muang police chief, stated on Wednesday it was not recognized who fired the bullet or what sort of weapon it got here from. Police had examined the world and questioned the scholars who have been there on the time, however to date had no concept what led to the capturing or who did it.

He dominated out the chance the shot may need been fired by a pupil concerned in disturbance outdoors the varsity about the identical time. He stated that occurred removed from the volleyball court docket.

The college director, Phitsanu Khunchuen, stated an official criticism had been filed with police.

“It was nonetheless not clear what really occurred. All we are able to do is look ahead to the result of the police investigation,” he stated.

Mr Phitsanu additionally stated the scholars who have been seen operating about outdoors the varsity on the time weren’t concerned in a brawl, as was incorrectly reported by some tv channels.

Mr Phitsanu stated employees had questioned 50-60 college students in regards to the incident on the volleyball court docket. It was potential the bullet that hit Peerapat got here from a pen gun belonging to a Mathayom 5 pupil.

Nonetheless, the data was nonetheless unclear and extra strong proof was wanted to convey an accusation in opposition to him, Mr Phitsanu stated.