A Royal Thai Army sergeant held seven employees hostage before shooting himself at a 7-Eleven in Mae Rim early this morning, Oct. 15.
The hostage situation started when Sergeant Phongphan Punghong, 37 entered the store in Ban Huai Nam Rin on Chotana Road (Highway 107) in Khi Lek, Mae Rim at around 3:50 a.m.
The sergeant, who is described in reports as being both frantic and depressed, demanded that staff in the 7-Eleven live-stream the event to LINE which they did. Sergeant Punghong then took a 7-Eleven employee to the front of the store while ranting on the LINE live stream.
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