A criminal shot and killed a police officer while they were searching for drugs in a village on a mountain in Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai Province. One police officer was killed and another was injured. The manhunt is underway.
Special Operations Unit, Chiang Mai Provincial Police and Na Wai Police Station are urgently tracking down and tracking down Mr. Jai, a 37-year-old Lahu hill tribe man who fled to an area near the Chuechan village, Muang Na sub-district, Chiang Dao district, Chiang Mai province, after he shot and killed one police officer who was searching for drugs in the village last night. After the police learned that a wanted suspect was selling drugs in the village, they led a team to ambush the suspect, with Pol. Lt. Jiraphon Wangsaeng riding a motorcycle with Pol. Sgt. Sgt. Saranyu Singhkham as pillion, to ambush him behind the house. When they arrived, Pol. Sgt. Sgt. Saranyu went down to inspect the fence behind the house and found Mr. Jai fleeing the house with drugs. He identified hims
elf, but Mr. Jai used a shotgun to shoot Pol. Sgt. Sgt. Saranyu Singhkham in the neck, injuring him, and Pol. Sgt. Jiraphon injured his finger. So they rushed him to Chiang Dao Hospital, but Sgt. Saranu died at the hospital
Source: Thai News Agency