Bangkok (EFE) .
A special police command broke into the residence of the individual around noon, who suffered injuries during the arrest and was transferred to a hospital, according to a news portal, although official information has not confirmed these injuries.
Policías tailandeses en el exterior de la vivienda en la que se atrincheró el tirador. EFE/EPA/Rungroj Yongrit
They demand an urgent reform of the law on possession of weapons
The incident began Tuesday morning in the Sai Mai district, in the northwest of the Thai capital, when the 51-year-old ex-policeman began shooting into the air and at random houses.
Upon the arrival of the first officers, who were seeking to calm down their ex-companion and transfer him to a mental health hospital, the entrenched man also attacked them, according to the Khaosod portal.
The authorities called for reinforcements and deployed a strong operation, which included special units to cordon off the street where the entrenched man was, in addition to evacuating his neighbors.
At noon today, the Police launched several stun bombs at the gunman’s residence and finally managed to enter the house and arrest him.
In recent years there have been several armed incidents perpetrated by police and military in Thailand.
The most serious took place last October, when a former police officer fired for drug matters killed 36 people, including 24 children, in a small hamlet in the northeast of the country, before committing suicide.
These incidents have prompted several politicians to call for urgent reform of the laws that allow the possession of firearms in Thailand.
