Theerarak
Suthathiwong
Friends speculate that a Phitsanulok man shot on
Sukhumvit Highway by a gang of young motorcyclists late last month was
gunned down because of his full body of tattoos.
Somchai Tuangpet, 33, barely survived the April 28
shooting near Bangkok Hospital Pattaya.
Ekarat Keawali, a friend of the injured food vendor,
said they were returning home to Naklua from a day at Pattaya Beach when
several men and a woman in their early 20s riding motorbikes shouted for
them to stop.
A moment later, Ekarat said, one pulled a gun and
shot three times, hitting Somchai in the chest.
Both men told police the shooting was random, as they
didn’t have any disputes with anyone. Ekarat postulated the young
shooters were either jealous, resentful or fearful of Somchai as he is
covered in body ink.