NAKHON RATCHASIMA — 2020 · Major Tragedy
The Korat Mass Shooting
On 8-9 February 2020 in the Thai city of Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat), a sergeant major, following a property dispute, killed his commanding officer and another person, took weapons from an army barracks and opened fire on civilians near a Buddhist temple and at the Terminal 21 shopping mall. He livestreamed part of the attack on social media and took hostages in the mall. The roughly 17-hour ordeal ended when security forces stormed the mall on the morning of 9 February and killed him. 29 people died and 58 were injured. The attack triggered debate in Thailand over gun control and grievance mechanisms within the military.
- Date
- 2020
- Place
- Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, Nakhon Ratchasima, TH
- Category
- Major Tragedy
- Case Status
- Closed
- Coordinates
- 14.9800, 102.0900 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 8 February 2020, afternoonThe gunman killed his commander and took weapons from the barracks.
- 8 February 2020, eveningHe opened fire at the Terminal 21 mall and took hostages.
- 9 February 2020, morningSecurity forces killed the gunman.
- February 2020The government pledged reforms to military grievance procedures and weapons control.
Sources
- BBC News — Thailand shooting bbc.co.uk ↗
- Bangkok Post — Commandos kill soldier after Korat shooting rampage bangkokpost.com ↗
- Wikipedia — Nakhon Ratchasima shootings en.wikipedia.org ↗
- BBC News
- Bangkok Post
- Al Jazeera
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