Bangkok youth gunned down in hail of bullets – gang high on cough mixture to blame

A 16 year old student out visiting friends on his bike was gunned down and left on the sidewalk for dead on Saturday morning in Bangkok.

Phubet Bangdaeng, known as Toto, was shot multiple times in the face, back and body by at least two different types of gun, reports Daily News.

Police found him still breathing in a pool of blood but were unable to save him.

The shooting happened fifty metres down Soi 16, Sukhatiban 5 in Bang Khen district in the northern part of the capital. Toto was a M3 student at a local school.

Police understand that he had ridden his Honda MSX bike alone down the soi visiting friends when he came across a large group of youths drinking “4 x 100” slang for a mixture of kratom tea and cough mixture.

Police said that the victim was shot multiple times with both a 9mm gun and a shotgun as they found different bullets lodged in the body.

It is understood that the local force are aware of the identity of the group responsible and arrests are expected quickly.

Thai Visa / Daily News

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